Yakov Andreyevich Eshpai was a Russian composer and music teacher. He studied under Georgi Conus at the Moscow Conservatory. He was ethnic Mari. He is partly noted for his work concerning the folk music of the Mari people. Wikipedia
Born: October 30, 1890, Kokshamary, Russia
Died: February 20, 1963 (age 72 years), Moscow, Russia
Grandchild: Andrei Andreyevich Eshpai
Children: Andrei Eshpai