Jānis Endzelīns (22 February 1873 – 1 July 1961) was a Latvian

linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

. He graduated from the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

. In 1908, he and Kārlis Mīlenbahs developed the modern Latvian alphabet, which slowly replaced the old orthography used before. He was elected a foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1936. His son was chess master

Lūcijs Endzelīns Lūcijs (Lucius) Endzelīns (21 May 1909, Dorpat (Tartu), Estonia – 27 October 1981, Adelaide, Australia) was a Latvian-Australian chess master. He was the son of the Latvian linguist Jānis Endzelīns. In 1932, Endzelins tied for 3rd-5th w ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Endzelins, Janis 1873 births 1961 deaths People from Valmiera Municipality People from Kreis Wolmar Linguists from Latvia Balticists University of Tartu alumni University of Latvia faculty Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Recipients of the Order of the White Lion Recipients of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Lenin Prize winners