About Rozālija Purgale
Lived 1904 – 1984 (aged 79). Rozālija Purgale was a Latvian judge and lawyer.
Rozālija Purgāle (May 1, 1904 - March 2, 1984) was the first female judge in Latvia. From 1923, she studied at the Faculty of Economics and Law at the University of Latvia. In 1933, she worked as Deputy Attorney General of the Latgale Regional Court and in the same year, she was appointed as a magistrate and worked as a judge until the occupation of Latvia in 1940.
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Who was Rozālija Purgale?
Latvian judge (1904-1984)
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Rozālija Purgale was born on 1 May 1904 in Alūksne.
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Rozālija Purgale died on 2 March 1984.
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Rozālija Purgale was a judge and lawyer.
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Rozālija Purgale was Latvian.
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