Frank Persij (Jazeps Persij) (1 September 1902, Liepaja — July 1941) - lawyer.

Persij Frank was born into the family of a pharmacist and dentist: his father was Paul Frank, and his mother Eli (née Levinson). From 1910 he studied at the Nikolai Gymnasium in Liepaja and from 1915 continued his education at a reform gymnasium.

In 1919 he graduated from the Gymnasium of the Society of Russian Teachers and began studying law at the University of Würzburg in Germany. In 1921 he continued his studies at the University of Munich, and in 1923 completed his law degree at the University of Würzburg. He subsequently pursued studies in sociology and philosophy of law at the University of Frankfurt.

In 1924 he returned to Latvia and in 1925 enrolled at the University of Latvia, graduating in law in 1928. During his studies he worked as an editor and correspondent for a foreign newspaper in Latvia. From June to December 1927 he was a trainee in the office of sworn advocate E. Keller, and from March 1928 worked as a private lawyer in the office of sworn advocate J. Valters. From 16 May 1928 he served as assistant to sworn advocate J. Valters in Liepaja, and from 5 December 1934 practiced as a sworn advocate in Liepaja.

During the Soviet occupation, in September–October 1940 Persij Frank was imprisoned by the State Security Administration of the People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs. He was killed during the German occupation in July 1941.

Family:

Paul Frank – father
Eli (née Levinson) – mother