About Jānis Endzelīns
Lived 1873 – 1961 (aged 88). Jānis Endzelīns was a Latvian linguist and university teacher.
Jānis Endzelīns (22 February 1873 – 1 July 1961), sometimes known by the Russian name Ivan Martynovich Endzelin , 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. His son was chess master Lūcijs Endzelīns and his daughter Līvija Endzelīna became a successful painter.
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Who was Jānis Endzelīns?
Latvian linguist (1873-1961)
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Jānis Endzelīns was born on 10 February 1873 in Kauguri Parish.
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Jānis Endzelīns died on 1 July 1961 in Koknese.
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Jānis Endzelīns was a linguist and university teacher.
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Jānis Endzelīns was Latvian.
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