Issue Date:14th APR'2012
Details:
Atis Kronvalds was born on April
15, 1837, and is known to Latvians as a passionate member of the Young
Latvians movement, author of textbooks and articles on linguistics and
education.
Kronvalds continued the work
initiated by the Young Latvians on purifying and enriching the language,
opposed German loan words and created new words, which are still used
in Latvian today.
In 1863,Kronvalds wrote the German textbook The First Step of the Little German,
in the introduction noting the great role of the German language in
education, and underlining that the book is intended for Latvians.
Kronvalds believed that language and Latvian schools should be the
foundation of the national culture, and considered their development as
the main task.
In 1873, Kronvalds participated
in the First Latvian Song and Dance Festival by delivering two brilliant
speeches defending the national culture, folk songs and language.Atis Kronvalds is considered to be one of the founders of the oldest Latvian student corporation Lettonia.
Atis Kronvalds died in
Vecpiebalga on February 17, 1875, and was buried in the Vecpiebalga
cemetery, where a monument was erected in 1893.
Remark:Thanks Juris for sending this commemorative envelopes on the issue date.
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