Atis Kronvalds

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Atis Kronvalds ca.1870
Monument to Atis Kronvalds in Sigulda

Atis Kronvalds , also called Kronvalda Atis in older writings , (born April 15, 1837 in the municipality of Bunka, Kurland Governorate ; † February 17, 1875 in Vecpiebalga ) was a Latvian linguist, writer and editor.

Life

Atis Kronvalds was born the son of a tailor and raised by Pastor Hermann Ehrenfest Georg Katterfeld (1797–1876) in Durbe . After finishing school in Durbe and Liepāja , he worked as a tutor. Kronvalds had to drop out of medical school in Berlin due to lack of money. Through the newspaper Pēterburgas Avīzes he became known for the positions of the young Latvians and henceforth one of their most prominent representatives. In 1865 he moved to Dorpat , where he published numerous writings and polemics against the German-Baltic intellectuals. In 1873 he became a teacher at the Vecpiebalga community school.

Through his writings, he enriched the Latvian language with numerous new word creations or the revival of older expressions.

Works

  • Dzeja jeb poēzija (Poetry or Poetry, 1869)
  • Vecas valodas jauni vārdi (New words from ancient languages, 1869)
  • Tēvuzemes mīlestība (Love of the Fatherland, 1871)
  • Valodas kopējiem (The language tutors , 1872)
  • National aspirations (in the German-language newspaper for town and country , 1871)
  • Tautiskie centieni (National Aspirations, Latvian translation in Austrums magazine , 1887)
  • Kopoti raksti (Collected Works, 2 volumes 1936–1937)
  • Tagadnei (selection: To the Present, 1987)

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  • Oto Čakars, Arvīds Grigulis, Milda Losberga: Latviešu literatūras vēsture no pirmsākumiem līdz XIX gadsimta 80. gadiem (Latvian literary history from the beginnings to the 1880s ); Zvaigzne Publishing House, Riga 1990. ISBN 5-405-00403-0 .
  • Viktors Hausmanis et al .: Latviešu literatūras vēsture, trešais sējums . Zvaigzne publishing house, Riga 2000. Published by Latvijas Universitātes Literatūras, folkloras and mākslas institūts . ISBN 9984-17-033-0 .
  • Ināra Stašulāne (ed.): Latviešu rakstniecība biogrāfijās . Zinātne Publishing House, Riga 2003. ISBN 9984-698-48-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Hermann Ehrenfest Georg Katterfeld. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital (Katterfeld represented the Latvian community in Durbe)
personal data
SURNAME Kronvalds, Atis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Latvian linguist, writer and editor
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Bunka, Courland Governorate
DATE OF DEATH February 17, 1875
Place of death Vecpiebalga