Juris Alunāns, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Juris Alunāns

Latvian writer and philologist in the Russian Empire

Date of Birth: 13-May-1832

Place of Birth: Livonia Governorate

Date of Death: 18-Apr-1864

Profession: poet, translator, journalist, linguist

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Juris Alunans (real name Gustavs Georgs Fridrihs Alunans; 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.Alunans created about 500 neologisms, most of which quickly incorporated in the everyday Latvian language and are still used.