David J. Peterson

Language Creator

1981 –

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Who is David J. Peterson?

David J. Peterson is an American linguist and language creator. Studying at University of California, Berkeley from 1999 to 2003, he received B.A. degrees in English and in linguistics. He received an M.A. in linguistics from University of California, San Diego.

Peterson is best known for creating the Dothraki and Valyrian languages for the HBO series Game of Thrones and the Castithan and Irathient languages for Syfy's Defiance, but has been creating languages since 2000. He also created the language used by the Dark Elves in the movie Thor: The Dark World. In 2007, he co-founded the Language Creation Society, with nine other language creators, and served as its president.

When creating the two full and two smaller languages for Defiance, Peterson also developed a number system.

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Born
1981
Long Beach
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  • United States of America
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on July 23, 2013

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