Jānis Endzelīns
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Jānis Endzelīns | |
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| Born | 22 February 1873 |
| Died | 1 July 1961 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Alma mater | University of Dorpat |
| Awards | Order of the Three Stars Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of the Red Star Order of the White Lion Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas |
Jānis Endzelīns (22 February 1873 – 1 July 1961) was a Latvian linguist.
He graduated from the University of Tartu.[1] In 1908, he and Kārlis Mīlenbahs developed the modern Latvian alphabet, which slowly replaced the old orthography used before.[citation needed]
He was elected a foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1936. His son was chess master Lūcijs Endzelīns.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Rožkalne, Anita; LU literatūras; folkloras un mākslas institūts (2003). Latviešu rakstniecība biogrāfijās (in Latvian). Riga: Zinātne. ISBN 9984-698-48-3. OCLC 54799673.
- ^ "J. Endzelin (1873–1961)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
Categories:
- 1873 births
- 1961 deaths
- People from Valmiera Municipality
- People from Kreis Wolmar
- Linguists from Latvia
- Balticists
- University of Tartu alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Latvia
- Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Star
- Recipients of the Order of the White Lion
- Recipients of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
- Recipients of the Lenin Prize
- Linguists from the Russian Empire