Nationality Latvian Name Janis Endzelins | Alma mater University of Dorpat | |
Born 22 February 1873 ( 1873-02-22 ) Kauguri parish, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire Died 1 July 1961(1961-07-01) (aged 88)
Koknese, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Izsaukt
Jānis Endzelīns (22 February 1873 – 1 July 1961) was a Latvian linguist.
He has graduated from University of Dorpat. In 1908, he and Kārlis Mīlenbahs elaborated the modern Latvian alphabet, which slowly replaced the old orthography used before.
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