Elias Molee
Encyclopedia
Elias Molee was an American journalist
, philologist and linguist.
, the son of John Evenson Molie and Anne Jacobson Einong. The original spelling of the family name was Molie. His father emigrated from Tinn
in the province of Telemark
, Norway
in 1839 and was an early farmer in Muskego.
. He also invented a system of shorthand and used only lower case letters (for example, he used “e” in place of “the”) and a form of sign language symbols. In his autobiography molee's wandering (written without capital letters, which he considered "cruel, non-ethical, non-artistic, and non-scientific") he describes an idyllic childhood spent listening to tales of Norse mythology in his family's log cabin, eating "good pancakes with milk in e dough n much egg n butter in it," and roaming the fields picking fresh berries, plums and nuts with the local children.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, philologist and linguist.
Background
Elias Molee was born in Muskego, WisconsinMuskego, Wisconsin
Muskego is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 21,397. Its 2006-2008 estimated population was 22,851. Muskego is the fifth largest community in Waukesha County. The name Muskego is derived from the Potawatomi Indian name for the...
, the son of John Evenson Molie and Anne Jacobson Einong. The original spelling of the family name was Molie. His father emigrated from Tinn
Tinn
Tinn is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Rjukan....
in the province of Telemark
Telemark
is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
in 1839 and was an early farmer in Muskego.
Career
Elias Molee is known as the creator of the language TutonishTutonish
Tutonish is a constructed language created by Elias Molee. He worked on it for several years before publishing it for the first time in 1902...
. He also invented a system of shorthand and used only lower case letters (for example, he used “e” in place of “the”) and a form of sign language symbols. In his autobiography molee's wandering (written without capital letters, which he considered "cruel, non-ethical, non-artistic, and non-scientific") he describes an idyllic childhood spent listening to tales of Norse mythology in his family's log cabin, eating "good pancakes with milk in e dough n much egg n butter in it," and roaming the fields picking fresh berries, plums and nuts with the local children.
Selected works
- American Language (1888)
- Pure Saxon English (1890)
- Tutonish (1902)
- Niu Tutonish (1906)
- Altutonish (1912)
- Alteutonik (1915)
- Dynamic Language (1921)
- Toito Spike (1923)
Sources
- Elias Molle, Papers, 1911-1928. (Norwegian-American Historical Association. 15 items. P 243)
- Emigration from the Community of Tinn, 1837-1907: Demographic, Economic, and Social Background (by Andres A. Svalestuen translated by C. A. Clausen. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 29, Page 43)