Gustavs Ērenpreis
Gustavs Ērenpreis | |
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| Born | 5 September 1891 |
| Died | 19 May 1956 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Known for | Recipient of the Order of the Three Stars and Cross of Recognition |
Gustavs Ērenpreis (5 September 1891 – 19 May 1956) was a Latvian manufacturer of bicycles best known as the recipient of the Order of the Three Stars and Cross of Recognition, and as a founder and director of Gustavs Ērenpreis Bicycle Factory, which in the 1930s was the largest manufacturer of bicycles in the Baltic States. Ērenpreis's bicycles were ridden by a generation of elite bicycle racers in Latvia.