| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Apter |
| Name | Klimenty |
| Patronym | Semyonovich |
| Birth year | 1923 |
| Birth month | 6 |
| Birth day | 27 |
| Birth place | Moscow |
| Sex | M |
Apter Klimenty Semyonovich (27.06.1923, Moscow) – engineer.
Klimenty Apter was the son of Semyon Apter (1897, Daugavpils – 1942, Moscow) and Rachil Apter (née Feltenstein) (1888, Daugavpils – 1984, Riga).
In 1941, Klementy Apter entered Moscow Institute of Machine Tool Engineering, but was drafted into the Soviet Army the same year.
From 1941 to 1942, he was a cadet at the Kiev Artillery School in Lefortovo. Between 1942 and 1947, he served in the Soviet Army, holding the ranks of platoon commander and artillery battery commander. He participated in battles on the Southwestern, Steppe, and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts, as well as in the Southern Group of Forces.
After demobilization in 1947, Klementy Apter resumed his studies and graduated in 1951.
1951–52 – Design engineer at the Ordzhonikidze Machine Tool Plant in Moscow.
1952–54 – Workshop supervisor and head of quality control at the Riga Abrasives Plant.
1954–69 – Chief engineer at the Darba Spars factory.
1969–73 – Head of the Department of Artistic Design at the Special Artistic and Instrumental Bureau of the Ministry of Local Industry of the Latvian SSR.
1973–81 – Head of the Metalworking Department at Latkolkhozstroy.
1982–83 – Engineer in the same department.
From 1984 – Senior engineer at Latagropromstroykomplekt Trust.
Awards and Honors:
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class
Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class
Medal “For Military Merit”
Medal “For the Capture of Budapest”
Other medals
Honorary Certificate of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR
Klimenty Apter was member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) since 1946.
Klimenty Apter was married to Riva Apter (née Lenchner) (1923, Vitebsk), with whom he had two sons: Semyon Apter (1951, Riga) and Mark Apter (1958, Riga).
Family:
Riva Apter (née Lenchner) (1923, Vitebsk) – wife
Semyon Apter (1951, Riga) – son
Mark Apter (1958, Riga) – son
Semyon Apter (1897, Daugavpils – 1942, Moscow) – father
Rakhil Apter (née Feltenstein) (1888, Daugavpils – 1984, Riga) – mother