Juris Alunāns

Juris Alunāns
Born	May 13, 1832(1832-05-13)
Died	April 18, 1864(1864-04-18) (aged 31)
Alma mater	University of Dorpat
Notable works	"Dziesmiņas, latviešu valodai pārtulkotas" (1856),^[1] "Sēta, daba, pasaule"

Juris Alunāns (real name Gustavs Georgs Frīdrihs Alunāns;^[2] May 13, 1832 – April 18, 1864) was a Latvian writer, philologist and one of the first contributors of Latvian language. He was one of the members of the Young Latvia movement.^[3]^[4]

Alunāns created about 500 neologism, most of which quickly incorporated in the everyday Latvian language and are still used.

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Name	Alunāns, Juris
Alternative names	Alunāns, Gustavs Georgs Fridrihs
Short description	Latvian writer, philologist
Date of birth	May 13, 1832
Place of birth
Date of death	April 18, 1864
Place of death