The Contribution of Graduate of Riga Polytechnicum Alfons Eihvalds (1862-1923) to the Development of the Tukums Town

2020
Agrita Ozola

The article is the first comprehensive study on businessman, bank employee, Mayor of the Tukums town municipality (1907-1915; 1918-1920) and public employee Alfons Eihvalds. It reflects the life of A. Eihvalds at the end of the 19th century / beginning of the 20th century, his role in the management of Tukums town, its economic and social life – Tukums Sociable (Latvian) Society and Evan-gelical Lutheran Congregation. The research uses the collection of Tukums Mu-seum and Libraries, and documents of the Latvian National Archives.

Keywords
Alfons Eihvalds, Tukuma pilsētas galva, Tukuma Viesīgā biedrība, Rīgas Politehnikuma studenti.
DOI
10.7250/IAV.2020.004
Hyperlink
https://iav-journals.rtu.lv/article/view/IAV.2020.004

Ozola, A. The Contribution of Graduate of Riga Polytechnicum Alfons Eihvalds (1862-1923) to the Development of the Tukums Town. Inženierzinātņu un augstskolu vēsture / History of Engineering Sciences and of Institutions of Higher Education, 2020, Vol. 4, pp. 52-70. ISSN 2592-8155. e-ISSN 2592-8163. Available from: doi:10.7250/IAV.2020.004

Publication language
Latvian (lv)