Atis Kronvalds or Kronvaldu Atis (15 April 1837 – 17 February 1875) was a Latvian writer, linguist and pedagogue,[1] as well as a prominent member of the Young Latvia movement.

Kronvalds was born to a tailor's family, but he was raised by priests in Durbe.

In 1860 he started studying medicine at the University of Berlin; however, he left after half a year when he ran out of money.

He returned to Latvia, where he resumed work as a private teacher in Durbe.

In 1873 Kronvalds moved to Vecpiebalga, where he worked as a teacher in a local school; he also participated by delivering two speeches, in the first Latvian Song and Dance Festival in the same year.