Jānis Endzelīns
Jānis Endzelīns | |
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| Born | 22 February 1873 |
| Died | 1 July 1961 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | University of Dorpat |
| Spouse | Marta Grimma |
| Children | 3, including Lūcijs and Līvija |
| Relatives | Hermanis Enzeliņš (brother) |
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Jānis Endzelīns (22 February 1873 – 1 July 1961), sometimes known by the Russian name Ivan Martynovich Endzelin (Russian: Иван Мартынович Эндзелин), 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] His son was chess master Lūcijs Endzelīns and his daughter Līvija Endzelīna became a successful painter.