| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Gurvich |
| Name | Ilya |
| Patronym | Berkovich |
| Birth year | 1897 |
| Birth month | 2 |
| Birth day | 5 |
| Birth place | Dvinsk |
| Sex | M |
Gurvich (Gurwitsch) Ilya (Abram) Berkovich (Borisovich) (5 February 1897, Dvinsk, Vitebsk Governorate – ?) — educator.
Ilya Gurvich was born into a merchant family. Graduated from Vitebsk Gymnasium in 1917. Began his teaching career in the winter of 1918 at the Daugavpils Labour School. In 1921, completed the State Pedagogical Summer Courses. Until 1933, taught mathematics, Latin, and geography in various schools in Daugavpils — including the 2nd Jewish Primary School, the City Russian Real Boys’ Gymnasium, the Private Girls’ Gymnasium of B. Ginzburg, and the City Jewish Secondary School, later transformed into a gymnasium.