Bernhard-Maikapar Horace (1904–1941)(Previously known as Horace Bernhard until 1930)

Horace Bernhard-Maikapar was born on 18 May 1904 in Riga to a merchant family. His father’s name was Zelig. From 1914, Horace studied at the Riga Stock Exchange Commercial School.

In 1922, he graduated from the Riga City German School. He studied law at the University of Marburg in 1922–1923 and then continued his studies at the University of Zurich, graduating in 1928. In the same year, he began studying agriculture at the University of Latvia, and in 1929, he returned to law, completing his studies in 1934.

From April 1933 to February 1934, Horace Bernhard-Maikapar served mandatory military service in the Latvian Army, assigned to the 6th Riga Infantry Regiment and attached to the Military Court. In October 1934, he became a junior judicial candidate at the Riga District Court and was promoted to senior judicial candidate in 1936. In December 1936, he began working in the Criminology Department of the Court Chamber.

During the Soviet occupation, from 7 August 1940, he worked as an assistant to sworn attorney A. Haman in Riga.

Horace Bernhard-Maikapar was murdered during the Nazi occupation in 1941.

In 1930, he married Inna Maikapar (21 February 1907 – 1941, Riga Ghetto).

They had two sons: Sergey (24 August 1933 – 1941, Riga Ghetto) and Yuri (1937 – 1941, Riga Ghetto)