Career
G.F. Stender in the spirit of the Enlightenment produced didactic tales and idyllic poems. The first Latvian popular encyclopedia of science «The Book of High Wisdom» was also written by him in 1774. Gotthard Friedrich Stender played an outstanding role in Latvia"s history of culture.
G.F.Stender updated Latvian American Broadcasting Company, compiled a comprehensive Latvian grammar book and a dictionary, which had been used not only by Latvians and German Balts, but also by foreign linguists from all Europe of the time period.
G.F.Stender along with Johann Gottfried Herder was the first author, who analysed Latvian folksongs, riddles, proverbs and sayings.