Edīte Hauzenberga-Šturma – erudītākā 20. gadsimta latviešu valodniece Latvijā un trimdā
Edīte Hauzenberga-Šturma – the most erudite Latvian linguist of the 20th century in the native country and exile

Summary/Abstract: Edīte Hauzenberga-Šturma (1901–1983) had a significant role in Latvian and Baltic linguistics and in various aspects of Latvian culture in Latvia and, after the Second World War, in the Latvian exile communities in the Western world. In the occupied Latvia for half a century she was ignored. For 23 years Edīte Hauzenberga-Šturma was the co-worker of the leading Latvian and Baltic linguist Jānis Endzelīns. During this collaboration her work at the six-volume „Dictionary of the Latvian language”, begun by Kārlis Mīlenbachs, was immense. Edīte Hauzenberga-Šturma compiled a Dictionary of Latvian synonyms at the Archives of the Latvian language and was lecturing at the University of Latvia. In linguistics her interests were in semantics, etymology, literary language and dialects. In exile, after the Second World war at the Baltic University in Pinneberg near Hamburg and at the University of Bonn the interests of Edīte Hauzenberga- Šturma expanded and deepened. Her articles on Baltic languages were published in prominent international publications. In 1967 Winters publishing house in Heidelberg signed a contract with her to write a scientific grammar of the Latvian language. The manuscript was not finished before her death. Edīte Hauzenberga-Šturma edited the 11 volume publication of „The Latvian folk songs” (Copenhagen, 1952–1956) and compiled and edited the Festschrift „In honorem Endzelini” (Chicago, 1960).

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