Helmanis was born on 3 June 1848 in Tērvete (then Hofzumberge, Courland Governorate), received education at the parish school and Jelgava Real School (Jelgavas reālskola).
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Wessel Freiherr Freytag von Loringhoven (10 November 1899, Groß-Born, Courland Governorate – 26 July 1944, Mauerwald, East Prussia), was a colonel in the High Command of the German Armed Forces (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, or OKW) and a member of the German Resistance against German dictator Adolf Hitler (Widerstand).
Adolph Strümpell (1853–1925), German neurologist who was born at Neu-Autz Estate, Courland Governorate