Miсhail Beggrow
Michail Beggrow (17th of April 1881, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire – 5th of February 1945, Germany) – a teacher, a principal.
He was born in 1881 in Saint Petersburg, received military engineering education, served as a military engineer and received many awards. M. Beggrow moved to Latvia at the end of 1918. Since September 1919 he got engaged into permanent pedagogical activities in Riga private gymnasium and real school of J. Landau.
This school was considered very prestigious and the language of tuition was mainly Russian. The school was closed in 1932.
M. Beggrow was a member of the Board of Russian University Courses (established in 1921). He left Latvia for Germany with his family in 1941. Beggrow contributed to the development of academic education n Latvia and particularly of its Russian-speaking segment.
Michail Beggrov died on February 5, 1945 in Germany.
Svetlana Kovaltchuk
Sources of information:
ЛГИА, ф. 1632, оп.1, д. 1624, 1625, 1626;
ЛГИА, ф. 2125, оп. 4, д. 307, 308; 309, 310.
Izceļojušo vācu tautības pilsiņu saraksts. [Rīga]. 1940. С. 68.
