Jānis Endzelīns
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 63 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 22,1873 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Kauguri Parish |
| Latvia | |
| Date of died | July 1,1961 |
| Died | Koknese |
| Latvia | |
| Spouse | Marta Grimma |
| Children | Līvija Endzelīna |
| Lūcijs Endzelīns | |
| Books | Comparative Phonology and Morphology of the Baltic Languages |
| Education | University of Tartu |
| Awards | Order of the Three Stars |
| Order of Lenin | |
| Order of the Red Banner of Labour | |
| Order of the Red Star | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2880198 |
Jānis Endzelīns Life story
Jānis Endzelīns was a Latvian linguist. He graduated from the University of Tartu. 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.
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