| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Gintsburg |
| Name | Alexander |
| Birth year | 1909 |
| Birth month | 8 |
| Birth day | 17 |
| Birth place | Riga |
| Death year | 1937 |
| Death month | 4 |
| Death day | 17 |
| Death place | Morelia |
| Sex | M |
Gintsburg (Ginzburg) Alexander (Isai) (b. 17 August 1909, Riga – d. 17 April 1937, Morella, Spain) – participant in the revolutionary movement in Latvia, political prisoner, and soldier in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War.
Alexander Gintsburg was arrested eight times. After his release, he emigrated to Czechoslovakia. From 1936, he was active in Spain. He held the rank of lieutenant and served as a commissar in the “Masaryk” International Brigade. He was killed on the Aragon Front near the town of Morella.
His wife, F. Ginzburg, also served as a fighter in the International Brigades in Spain.