Jānis Endzelīns, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jānis Endzelīns

Latvian linguist

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1873

Place of Birth: Kauguri Parish, Beverīna Municipality, Latvia

Date of Death: 01-Jul-1961

Profession: professor, linguist

Nationality: Latvia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Janis Endzelins (22 February 1873 – 1 July 1961) was a Latvian linguist. He graduated from the University of Tartu.
In 1908, he and Karlis Milenbahs developed the modern Latvian alphabet, which slowly replaced the old orthography used before.