Jāzeps is a
Latvian masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
. It is a cognate of the given name
Joseph
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
. People bearing the name include:
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Jāzeps Grosvalds
Jazeps Grosvalds ( Latvian: Jāzeps Grosvalds) (24 April 1891 – 1 February 1920) was a Latvian painter from Riga. He is now regarded as one of Latvia's finest painters, bringing new ideas in Latvian art at the time, and has several works ...
(1891–1920), Latvian painter
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Jāzeps Pīgoznis
Jāzeps Pīgoznis (15 September 1934 – 28 May 2014) was a Latvian and Latgalian painter, landscape artist and professor of drawing at the Art Academy of Latvia from 1972 until 1986. He was awarded the Order of the Three Stars in 2011.
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(1934–2014), Latvian painter
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Jāzeps Vītols (1863–1948), Latvian composer
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Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music
Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music ( lv, Jāzepa Vītola Latvijas Mūzikas akadēmija), formerly the Riga Conservatory, is a higher education establishment of music at 1 Barona Street, Riga, Latvia. The junior institute is the Emīls Dār ...
, established in 1919
References
Latvian masculine given names
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