Education
Mīlenbahs studied classical philology at the University of Dorpat (he did not remain at the University because of his poverty).
Mīlenbahs studied classical philology at the University of Dorpat (he did not remain at the University because of his poverty).
His polemics with the poet Rainis led to an important essay on literary Latvian published in 1909, and he was also a translator of the The Odyssey (1890-1895).