Jānis Čakste
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- Born
- 1859
- Died
- 1927
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Taisnība vienmēr uzvarēs
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5 total works indexed
- Abolishment of morphology-based taxa and change to binomial species names: 2022 taxonomy update of the ICTV bacterial viruses subcommittee
· 2023 · cited 431x
- Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries
· 2024 · cited 222x
- The Monte Carlo atmospheric radiative transfer model McArtim: Introduction and validation of Jacobians and 3D features
· 2011 · cited 187x
- Teaching in the Age of Covid-19
· 2020 · cited 174x
- Strength and adhesion characteristics of elementary flax fibres with different surface treatments
· 2003 · cited 169x
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Kārlis Ulmanis , Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics , Jānis Pauļuks , Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics , Voldemārs Zāmuēls , Hugo Celmiņš , Kārlis Ulmanis , Arturs Alberings , Marģers Skujenieks
- Succeeded by
- Pauls Kalniņš (Acting)
- Born
- 14 September 1859, Sesava Parish , Courland Governorate , Russian Empire , (now Jelgava Municipality , Latvia)
- Died
- 14 March 1927 (aged 67), Riga , Latvia
- Party
- Kadets , (1906) , Latvian Farmers' Union , (1917–1919) , Democratic Centre , (1922–1927)
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Key dates
- Born
- 14 September 1859
- Died
- 14 March 1927
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jānis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Latvia
- Place of death
- Riga
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- Academia Petrina
- Employer
- University of Latvia
- Political party
- Constitutional Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- Latvian
Article
Jānis Kristaps Čakste (Russian: Ива́н Христофо́рович Ча́ксте; 14 September 1859 – 14 March 1927) was a Latvian politician and lawyer who served as the first head of an independent Latvian state as the Chairman of the People's Council (1918–1920), the Speaker of the Constitutional Assembly (1920–1922), and as the first President of Latvia (1922–1927).
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1859 births1927 deaths19th-century Latvian lawyers19th-century lawyers from the Russian EmpireAcademic staff of the University of LatviaBurials at Forest Cemetery, RigaDemocratic Centre (Latvia) politiciansDeputies of the 1st SaeimaDeputies of the Constitutional Assembly of LatviaLatvian Farmers' Union politiciansLatvian independence activists