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George Armitstead
1847–1912
One of the most influential Rigans of his time, Mayor of Riga (1901–1912), graduate of Riga Polytechnicum (1869, with distinction).
Elected in 2012 (post mortem).
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Hugo Celmiņš
1877–1941
Politician, social activist, agriculturist, twice held the office of Prime Minister of Latvia. RPI graduate (1903).
Elected in 2012 (post mortem).
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Zigfrīds Anna Meirovics
1887–1925
Outstanding Latvian social and political activist, the first Minister of Foreign Affairs and the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, RPI graduate (1911).
Elected in 2012 (post mortem).
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Ignacy Mościcki
1867–1946
Polish chemist, statesman, President of Poland (1926–1939). Student of Riga Polytechnicum.
Elected in 2012 (post mortem).
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Andris Bērziņš
1944
President of the Republic of Latvia, RPI graduate (1971).
Elected in 2012.
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Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky
1862 – 1919
Engineer and inventor, creator of the three-phase alternating current power transmission system, RPI student (1878-1881).
Elected in 2012 (post mortem).
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Friedrich Zander
1887 – 1933
Scientist, rocket engineer and researcher, founder of the interplanetary flight science, RPI graduate (with distinction, 1914).
Elected in 2012 (post mortem).
innus_voldemar_web.jpg Voldemar A. Innus
1946
Vice President for Finance and Management, Buffalo State, The State University of New York.
Elected in 2012. 
walden_paul.jpg Paul Walden
1863 – 1957
Chemist, director, rector of the Riga Polytechnic institute (1902 – 1905, 1917 – 1918), worked in stereochemistry, electrochemistry, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg (1910).
Elected in 2011 (post mortem).
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1942
Mathematician, specialist of theoretical physics, professor, rector of the Zürich Federal Technical Higher School (Switzerland).
Elected in 2002.
stradins_janis_1.jpg Jānis Stradiņš
1933
Chemist, historian of natural sciences and culture, full member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, President of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (1998-2004), full member of seven foreign academies of sciences.
Elected in 2000.
fon_suberts_bernhards.jpg Bernhard von Schubert
1849 – 1923
Engineer, economist, Board chairman of Riga Polytechnicum and Riga Polytechnical Institute, (1894 – 1918).
Elected in 1918.
fon_glazenaps_maksimilians.jpg Maksimilian Glasenapp
1845 – 1923
Chemical technologist, professor of Riga Polytechnicum and Riga Polytechnical Institute.
Elected in 1914.
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1847 - 1921
Russian scientist, specialist of aeronautics.
Elected in 1912.
winogradsky.jpg Sergey Vinogradsky
1856 – 1953
Russian scientist, microbiologist.
Elected in 1912.
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1836 – 1920
Russian scientist, engineer, army general.
Elected in 1912.
kittner_hironymus_133x200.jpg Hironymus Kiittner
1839 – 1929
Russian construction engineer, architect.
Elected in 1912.
yanzhul.jpg Ivan Janzhul
1846 – 1914
Russian scientist, economist, statistician.
Elected in 1912.
arrhenius_svante.jpg Svante Arrhenius
1859 – 1927
Swedish chemist, Nobel prize laureate (1906).
Elected in 1912.
teplers_augusts.jpg August Töpler
1836 – 1912
German physicist and chemist, professor of RP (1864 – 1868).
Elected in 1906.
ostwald_wilhelm1.jpg Wilhelm Ostwald
1853 – 1932
Founder of modern physical chemistry, philosopher, professor of RP (1881 – 1887), Nobel prize laureate (1909).
Elected in 1903.
 
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