Juris Alunāns

Juris Alunāns (official 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 the Latvian language. He was one of the members of the Young Latvia movement.^[3][4]

Juris Alunāns
Born	(1832-05-13)May 13, 1832 Jaunkalsnava, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (Now Kalsnava Parish, Latvia)
Died	April 18, 1864(1864-04-18) (aged 31) Jostene Parish, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire (Now Sesava Parish, Latvia)
Nationality	Latvian
Alma mater	University of Dorpat
Occupation(s)	Writer, philologist
Notable work	"Dziesmiņas, latviešu valodai pārtulkotas" (1856),[1] "Sēta, daba, pasaule"
Movement	Young Latvians

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