Jānis Endzelīns

Jānis Endzelīns
Jānis Endzelīns
Born	22 February 1873; Kauguri parish, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died	1 July 1961 (aged 88); Koknese, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Latvian
Alma mater	University of Dorpat

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.

He was elected a foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1936.[2]

References

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.

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[1] Rožkalne, Anita; LU literatūras; folkloras un mākslas institūts (2003). Latviešu rakstniecība biogrāfijās (in Latvian). Riga: Zinātne. ISBN 9984-698-48-3. OCLC 54799673.

[2] "J. Endzelin (1873 - 1961)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 4 August 2020.