David J. Peterson

David J. Peterson
Born January 20, 1981[1]
Long Beach, California[2]
Nationality American
Occupation Writer, language creator
Known for
Spouse(s) Erin Peterson[3]

David Joshua Peterson (born January 20, 1981) is an American writer and language creator. Studying at University of California, Berkeley from 1999 to 2003, he received B.A. degrees in English and in linguistics.[2] He received an M.A. in linguistics from University of California, San Diego (2003–06).[2] According to an interview given to the publication Conlangs Monthly, he had his first contact with constructed languages while still in Berkeley, after attending an Esperanto class in 2000. [4]

Peterson is best known for creating the Dothraki and Valyrian languages for the HBO series Game of Thrones (since 2009) and the Castithan and Irathient languages for Syfy's Defiance (since 2011), but has been creating languages since 2000.[2][5] He also created the language used by the Dark Elves in the movie Thor: The Dark World.[6] In 2007, he co-founded the Language Creation Society,[2] with nine other language creators[2] and served as its president (2012-2014).[7]

When creating the two full and two smaller languages for Defiance, Peterson also developed a number system.[8]

Filmography

Year Title Language(s)
2011-2015 Game of Thrones Dothraki, Valyrian
2013-2015 Defiance Castithan, Irathient, Indojisnen
2013 Thor: The Dark World Shiväisith
2014 Star-Crossed Sondiv
2014-2015 Dominion Lishepus
2014-2015 The 100 Trigedasleng

References

  1. ↑ "The birth of David Joshua Peterson". California Birth Index. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "About David J. Peterson". Dothraki.org. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. ↑ David J. Peterson referring to his wife David J. Peterson on Twitter. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Interview with David J. Peterson". Conlangs Monthly. February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Banks, Dave (25 August 2010). "Interview: Creating Language for HBO’s Game Of Thrones". Wired. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Thor: The Dark World credits". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Officers & Directors". Language Creation Society. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  8. ↑ Bercovici, Jeff (30 November 2013). "It Is Known: 'Game Of Thrones' Linguist Has Coolest Job Ever". Forbes. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

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