Karl Eduard von Napiersky [SEP] date of death
Karl Eduard von Napiersky
Karl Eduard von Napiersky (21 May 1793, Riga – 2 September 1864, Riga) was a Latvian clergyman and historian.
He studied theology at the University of Dorpat, and from 1814 onward, served as a pastor in the municipality of Neu-Pebalg. From 1829 to 1849 he was director of government schools and gymnasiums in Riga. In 1851 he became a member of the newly established censorship committee in Riga.
He was an early member of the "Lettisch-Litterärischen Gesellschaft"
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