Juris Alunāns
Philologist, Author
1832 – 1864
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Who was Juris Alunāns?
Juris Alunāns was a Latvian writer and philologist in the Russian Empire. He was one of the first contributors of Latvian language. He was one of the members of the Young Latvia movement.
Alunāns created about 500 neologisms, most of which quickly incorporated in the everyday Latvian language and are still used.
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- Born
- May 13, 1832
- Also known as
- Gustavs Georgs Frīdrihs Alunāns
- Alunāns, Juris
- Parents
- Nationality
- Latvia
- Profession
- Education
- University of Tartu
- Died
- Apr 18, 1864
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on July 23, 2013
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