Juris Alunāns

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Juris Alunāns
Born	(1832-05-13)May 13, 1832
Died	April 18, 1864(1864-04-18) (aged 31)
Alma mater	University of Dorpat
Notable work(s)	"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 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.^[3]^[4]

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

References

↑ "Juris Alunāns (1832 - 1864) - dzejnieks, publicists" (in Latvian). Vietas.lv. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
↑ "Juris Alunāns" (in Latvian). Letonika. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
↑ "Jaunlatvieši un latviešu valodas attīstība" (in Latvian). LIIS. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
↑ "Latviešu tautas nacionālā atmoda un jaunlatviešu darbība" (in Latvian). Retrieved 1 October 2011.

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Persondata
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

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