Esperantist
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An Esperantist is a person who speaks or uses Esperanto
. Etymologically, an Esperantist is someone who hopes (from Esperanto
esperanto "a hoping one", "someone who hopes", from esperi "to hope"). Although definitions of "Esperantist" vary, according to the Declaration of Boulogne
, a document agreed at the first World Congress of Esperanto
, an Esperantist is someone who speaks Esperanto and uses it for any purpose. An Esperantist is also a person who participates in Esperanto culture
.
Information on William Thomas Stead
from the Esperanto Vikipedio article.
Esperanto
is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...
. Etymologically, an Esperantist is someone who hopes (from Esperanto
Esperanto
is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...
esperanto "a hoping one", "someone who hopes", from esperi "to hope"). Although definitions of "Esperantist" vary, according to the Declaration of Boulogne
Declaration of Boulogne
The Declaration of Boulogne was a document written by L. L. Zamenhof and endorsed by the attendees of the first world congress of Esperanto in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France in 1905...
, a document agreed at the first World Congress of Esperanto
World Congress of Esperanto
The World Congress of Esperanto has the longest tradition among international Esperanto conventions, with an almost unbroken run of more than a hundred years. The congresses have been held since 1905 every year, except during World Wars I and II...
, an Esperantist is someone who speaks Esperanto and uses it for any purpose. An Esperantist is also a person who participates in Esperanto culture
Esperanto culture
The language Esperanto is often used to access an international culture, including a large body of original as well as translated literature. There are over 25,000 Esperanto books as well as over a hundred regularly distributed Esperanto magazines. Many Esperanto speakers use the language for...
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Important Esperantists
- William AuldWilliam AuldWilliam Auld was a Scottish poet, author, translator and magazine editor who wrote chiefly in Esperanto. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1999, 2004, and 2006 making him the first and only person to be nominated for works in Esperanto...
, eminent Scottish Esperanto poet and nominee for the Nobel Prize for Literature - Julio BaghyJulio BaghyJulio Baghy was a Hungarian actor and one of the leading authors of the Esperanto movement...
, poet, member of the Academy of Esperanto and "Dad" of the Esperanto movement. - Kazimierz BeinKazimierz BeinKazimierz Bein was a Polish ophthalmologist, the founder and sometime director of the Warsaw Ophthalmic Institute ....
, "Kabe", prominent Esperanto activist and writer who suddenly left the Esperanto movement - Émile BoiracÉmile BoiracÉmile Boirac was a French philosopher, parapsychologist, promoter of Esperanto and writer.-Biography:...
, French writer and first president of the Esperanto language committee (later the Academy of Esperanto) - Antoni GrabowskiAntoni GrabowskiAntoni Grabowski was a Polish chemical engineer, and an activist of the early Esperanto movement...
, the father of Esperanto poetry - Boris KolkerBoris KolkerBoris Grigorevich Kolker is a language teacher, translator and advocate of the international language Esperanto. He was until 1993 a Soviet and Russian citizen and since then has been a resident and citizen of the United States residing in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1985 he was awarded a Ph.D...
, Esperantist scholar and key member of the Academy of Esperanto - Georges LagrangeGeorges LagrangeGeorges Lagrange, was a French esperanto writer, member of Academy of Esperanto...
, French Esperantist writer - Frederic Pujulà i VallésFrederic Pujulà i VallésFrederic Pujulà i Vallès was a Catalan journalist, dramatist, and a passionate Esperantist and contributor to the field of Esperanto literature. Born in Palamós, Catalonia, he travelled through Europe and stayed for a long time in Paris. He was involved in Joventut , the best "modernisme" review...
, pioneer of Esperanto in CataloniaCataloniaCatalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an... - Sándor SzathmáriSándor SzathmáriSzathmári Sándor was a Hungarian writer, mechanical engineer, Esperantist, one of the leading figures in Esperanto literature.-Family background:Szathmári was born in Gyula...
, leading figure of Esperanto literature - Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof, inventor of Esperanto.
- Henri BarbusseHenri BarbusseHenri Barbusse was a French novelist and a member of the French Communist Party.-Life:...
, French writer, honorary president of the first congress of the Sennacieca Asocio TutmondaSennacieca Asocio TutmondaSennacieca Asocio Tutmonda is an independent worldwide cultural Esperanto association of a general left-wing orientation. Its headquarters are in Paris. According to Jacques Schram, chairman of the Executive Committee, the membership totalled 881 in 2003...
. - Muztar AbbasiMuztar AbbasiAllama Muztar Abbasi was a Pakistani Muslim scholar belonged to the Dhund Abbasi tribe of the Murree Hills and Abbottabad District. He was a patron of Esperanto language in Pakistan. He was patron in chief Pakistan Esperanto Association...
, Pakistani Scholar, Patron in chief of PakEsA, translated the Qur'anQur'anThe Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
into Esperanto and many other works.
Politicians
- Kazimierz BadowskiKazimierz BadowskiKazimierz Badowski was a leading Polish Communist activist.Working as a docker in Danzig, he rose through the ranks of the trade union movement to become a key figure in the Communist Party of Poland. In 1925, he left the party in the face of what he saw as an increasingly Stalinist ideological...
, founder of the Communist Party of PolandCommunist Party of PolandThe Communist Party of Poland is a historical communist party in Poland. It was a result of the fusion of Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania and the Polish Socialist Party-Left in the Communist Workers Party of Poland .-1918-1921:The KPRP was founded on 16 December 1918 as...
, promoted Esperanto as part of Trotskyist movement - Richard BartholdtRichard BartholdtRichard Bartholdt was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Schleiz, Germany, Bartholdt attended the public schools and Schleiz College ....
, U.S. Representative from Missouri - Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of ChelwoodRobert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of ChelwoodEdgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood CH, PC, QC , known as Lord Robert Cecil from 1868 to 1923, was a lawyer, politician and diplomat in the United Kingdom...
, one of the architects of the League of Nations, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize - Parley Parker Christensen, Utah and California politician
- Willem DreesWillem DreesWillem Drees was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party . He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from August 7, 1948 until December 22, 1958....
, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the NetherlandsPrime Minister of the NetherlandsThe Prime Minister of the Netherlands is the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands. He is the de facto head of government of the Netherlands and coordinates the policy of the government...
(1948-1958) - Małgorzata Handzlik, member of the European Parliament
- Jean JaurèsJean JaurèsJean Léon Jaurès was a French Socialist leader. Initially an Opportunist Republican, he evolved into one of the first social democrats, becoming the leader, in 1902, of the French Socialist Party, which opposed Jules Guesde's revolutionary Socialist Party of France. Both parties merged in 1905 in...
, French politician
- He proposed to the International Socialist Congress at Stuttgart in 1907 the use of Esperanto for the information diffused by the Brussels Office of the organization.
- Franz JonasFranz JonasFranz Josef Jonas was an Austrian political figure. He served as the seventh President of Austria, between 1965 and 1974....
, President of the Republic of Austria
- Franz Jonas
- Secretary of the Austrian Laborist Esperantist League and founder of Internacio de Socialistaj Esperantistoj ("International of Socialist Esperantists")
- Josip Broz TitoJosip Broz TitoMarshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
, head of state of YugoslaviaYugoslaviaYugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, learned Esperanto at a number of International Congresses
- Josip Broz Tito
Writers
- Nadija Hordijenko AndrianovaNadija Hordijenko AndrianovaNadia Hordijenko Andrianova was a Ukrainian writer and translator of the language Esperanto. She studied literature and journalism in Kiev and published articles and translations in Paco and Hungara Vivo. In 1987, the Hungara Esperanto-Asocio published her autobiography Vagante tra la mondo...
, Ukrainian writer and translator - Ba JinBa JinLi Yaotang , courtesy name Feigan , is considered to be one of the most important and widely-read Chinese writers of the 20th century. He wrote under the pen name of Ba Jin , Pa Chin, Li Fei-Kan, Li Pei-Kan, Pa Kin, allegedly taking his pseudonym from Russian anarchists Bakunin and Kropotkin...
, prolific Chinese novelist and chairman of Chinese Writer Association - Henri BarbusseHenri BarbusseHenri Barbusse was a French novelist and a member of the French Communist Party.-Life:...
, French writer, and honorary president of the first congress of the Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda - Louis de BeaufrontLouis de BeaufrontMarquis Louis de Beaufront was a major influence in the development of Ido, an international auxiliary language. Beaufront was initially an advocate of Esperanto and was largely responsible for its early diffusion in western Europe as well as one of its first French proponents.Much of Beaufront's...
, Esperantist writer - Gerrit BervelingGerrit BervelingGerrit Berveling is a Dutch Esperanto author.He studied Classical Languages at Leiden University, and Theology at Utrecht and Leiden Universities....
, Dutch Esperantist poet, translator and editor of the Esperanto literary review, Fonto - Marjorie BoultonMarjorie BoultonMarjorie Boulton is a British author and poet writing in both English and Esperanto.Author of Zamenhof: Creator of Esperanto — a biography of L. L...
, British writer and poet in English and Esperanto; researcher and writer - Jorge CamachoJorge CamachoJorge Camacho is a writer in Esperanto and Spanish.Camacho was born in Zafra, Spain and learned Esperanto in 1980. He was a member of the Academy of Esperanto from 1992 until 2001...
, Spanish Esperantist writer - Vasili EroshenkoVasili EroshenkoVasili Yakovlevich Eroshenko was an anarchist writer, esperantist, linguist, and teacher. At the age of four, he contracted measles and as a result, became blind....
, Russian writer, Esperantist, linguist, and teacher - Petr GinzPetr GinzPetr Ginz was a Czechoslovak boy of Jewish descent who was deported to the Terezín concentration camp during the Holocaust...
, native Esperanto speaking boy who wrote an Esperanto-Czech dictionary but later died in a concentration camp at age 16. His drawing of the Moon was carried aboard Space Shuttle ColumbiaSpace Shuttle ColumbiaSpace Shuttle Columbia was the first spaceworthy Space Shuttle in NASA's orbital fleet. First launched on the STS-1 mission, the first of the Space Shuttle program, it completed 27 missions before being destroyed during re-entry on February 1, 2003 near the end of its 28th, STS-107. All seven crew...
. His diary appears in Czech, Spanish, Catalan and Esperanto, and was recently published in English. - Don HarlowDon HarlowDonald Harlow was an active Esperantist and former president of Esperanto-USA , and also former editor of ELNA's magazine Esperanto USA. He authored a self-published book on the Esperanto movement, The Esperanto Book, which is...
, Esperantist writer and webmaster of the United States - Hector HodlerHector HodlerHector Hodler was a Swiss Esperantist who had a strong influence on the early Esperanto movement....
, Swiss journalist, translator, organizer, and philanthropist - Hans JakobHans Jakob (Esperantist)Hans Jakob Notz was a German-born Swiss Esperantist. His real name was Franz.A student of Commerce, he moved from Heidelberg to Geneva in 1912, so that he could follow his studies. He would live in Geneva the rest of his life.There he started to work for the World Esperanto Association, of which...
, Swiss writer - Kálmán KalocsayKálmán KalocsayKálmán Kalocsay , in Hungarian name order Kalocsay Kálmán is one of the foremost figures in the history of Esperanto literature...
, Hungarian surgeon, poet, translator, and editor - Georges LagrangeGeorges LagrangeGeorges Lagrange, was a French esperanto writer, member of Academy of Esperanto...
, French Esperanto writer, member of Academy of Esperanto - Nikolai Vladimirovich NekrasovNikolai Vladimirovich NekrasovNikolai Vladimirovich Nekrasov was a Russian Esperanto writer, translator, and critic.- Biography :Nekrasov was born in Moscow. A journalist, he worked in the publishing house Moscow worker...
, Esperantist writer and translator of the Soviet Union - Mauro NerviMauro NerviMauro Nervi is an Italian poet in the Esperanto language.Nervi was born in La Spezia, a port town in northern Italy. A student of medicine, he gained his M.D. as a general surgeon. Since 1984 he has worked in the Department of Surgery at the University of Pisa...
, Italian poet in the Esperanto language - Edmond PrivatEdmond PrivatEdmond Privat was a Francophone Swiss Esperantist. A historian, university professor, author, journalist and peace activist, he was a graduate of the University of Geneva and a lecturer for the World Peace Foundation...
, Swiss author, journalist, university professor, and movement activist - Cezaro RossettiCezaro RossettiCezaro Rossetti was a Scottish Esperanto writer.Of Italian-Swiss derivation, he was born in Glasgow and lived in Britain. Together with his younger brother, Reto Rossetti, he learned Esperanto in 1928...
, Scottish Esperantist writer - René de SaussureRené de SaussureRené de Saussure was a Swiss Esperantist and professional mathematician, who composed important works about Esperanto and interlinguistics from a linguistic viewpoint...
, Swiss writer and activist - Teodoro SchwartzTeodoro SchwartzTivadar Soros was a Hungarian doctor, lawyer, author and editor. He is perhaps best known for being the father of the legendary businessman and investor, George Soros....
, Hungarian Jewish doctor, lawyer, author and editor - William Thomas SteadWilliam Thomas SteadWilliam Thomas Stead was an English journalist and editor who, as one of the early pioneers of investigative journalism, became one of the most controversial figures of the Victorian era. His 'New Journalism' paved the way for today's tabloid press...
, well-known philanthropist, journalist and pacifist who was aboard the RMS Titanic when it sank. - Þórbergur ÞórðarsonÞórbergur ÞórðarsonÞórbergur Þórðarson was an Icelandic socialist author and Esperantist...
(Thorbergur Thortharson), Icelandic writer and Esperantist - J.R.R. Tolkien
- Leo TolstoyLeo TolstoyLev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and a pinnacle of realist...
, Russian writer and philosopher, who claimed he learned how to write Esperanto after two hours of study - Vladimir VarankinVladimir VarankinVladimir Valentinovich Varankin was a Russian writer of literature in Esperanto, an instructor of western European history, and director of the Moscow Ped. Instituto for foreign languages. He wrote the novel Metropoliteno.-Family background:Varankin was born in Nizhny Novgorod, in an office...
, Russian writer - Jules VerneJules VerneJules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
, French author, incorporated Esperanto into his last unfinished work
Scientists
- Daniel BovetDaniel BovetDaniel Bovet was a Swiss-born Italian pharmacologist who won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of drugs that block the actions of specific neurotransmitters. He is best known for his discovery in 1937 of antihistamines, which block the neurotransmitter histamine and...
, Italian pharmacologist and winner of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, learned Esperanto as a first language - Sidney S. CulbertSidney S. CulbertSidney Spence Culbert was a linguist, psychologist and Esperantist. Born in Miles City, Montana, Culbert moved to Tacoma, Washington with his family in 1923 and lived in Tacoma and Seattle for most of his life....
, American linguist and psychologist - Bertalan FarkasBertalan FarkasBertalan Farkas was the first Hungarian cosmonaut and the first Esperantist in space. He is currently the president of Airlines Service and Trade...
, Hungarian cosmonaut - Louis Lumière, French inventor of cinema
- Said: "The use of Esperanto could have one of the happiest consequences in its effects on international relations and the establishment of peace."
- Wilhelm OstwaldWilhelm OstwaldFriedrich Wilhelm Ostwald was a Baltic German chemist. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909 for his work on catalysis, chemical equilibria and reaction velocities...
, Latvian Nobel laureateNobel Prize in ChemistryThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...
for his seminal work in chemical catalysisCatalysisCatalysis is the change in rate of a chemical reaction due to the participation of a substance called a catalyst. Unlike other reagents that participate in the chemical reaction, a catalyst is not consumed by the reaction itself. A catalyst may participate in multiple chemical transformations.... - Claude PironClaude PironClaude Piron was a psychologist and a translator for the United Nations from 1956 to 1961....
, Esperantist, psychologist, and linguist - Reinhard SeltenReinhard Selten-Life and career:Selten was born in Breslau in Lower Silesia, now in Poland, to a Jewish father, Adolf Selten, and Protestant mother, Käthe Luther. For his work in game theory, Selten won the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences...
, German economist and winner of the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics because of his work on game theory. He has authored two books in Esperanto on that subject. - Yrjö VäisäläYrjö VäisäläYrjö Väisälä was a Finnish astronomer and physicist.His main contributions were in the field of optics, but he was also very active in geodetics, astronomy and optical metrology...
, Finnish astronomer, discovered asteroids 1421 Esperanto1421 Esperanto1421 Esperanto is a main belt asteroid discovered on March 18, 1936 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Iso-Heikkilä Observatory in Turku, Finland. It measures 43.31km in diameter....
and 1462 Zamenhof1462 ZamenhofZamenhof is a main belt asteroid, which was discovered by the Finnish astronomer and physicist Yrjö Väisälä on February 6, 1938. It has a diameter of 25.82 km and geometric albedo of 0.1268.... - John C. WellsJohn C. WellsJohn Christopher Wells is a British phonetician and Esperanto teacher. Wells is a professor emeritus at University College London, where until his retirement in 2006 he held the departmental chair in phonetics....
, British phonetician and Esperanto teacher
- Wilhelm Ostwald
Others
- Bahá'í adherents, many of whom many have been involved with Esperanto – see Bahá'í Faith and auxiliary languageBahá'í Faith and auxiliary languageThe Bahá'í Faith teaches that the world should adopt an international auxiliary language, which people would use in addition to their mother tongue. The aim of this teaching is to improve communication and foster unity among peoples and nations...
. Lidia ZamenhofLidia ZamenhofLidia Zamenhof was the youngest daughter of Ludwig Zamenhof, the creator of the international auxiliary language, Esperanto. She was born 29 January 1904 in Warsaw, then in the Russian Empire...
was a Bahá'í, and several leading Baha'is have spoken Esperanto. Most notably the Son of Bahá'u'lláhBahá'u'lláhBahá'u'lláh , born ' , was the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. He claimed to be the prophetic fulfilment of Bábism, a 19th-century outgrowth of Shí‘ism, but in a broader sense claimed to be a messenger from God referring to the fulfilment of the eschatological expectations of Islam, Christianity, and...
, `Abdu'l-Bahá`Abdu'l-Bahá‘Abdu’l-Bahá , born ‘Abbás Effendí, was the eldest son of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. In 1892, `Abdu'l-Bahá was appointed in his father's will to be his successor and head of the Bahá'í Faith. `Abdu'l-Bahá was born in Tehran to an aristocratic family of the realm...
, learned Esperanto (see John EsslemontJohn EsslemontJohn Ebenezer Esslemont M.B., Ch.B. , was a prominent British Bahá'í from Scotland. He was the author of the well-known introductory book on the Bahá'í Faith, Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era, which is still in circulation. He was named posthumously by Shoghi Effendi as the first Hand of the Cause he...
). - Onisaburo DeguchiOnisaburo Deguchi, born Ueda Kisaburō 上田 喜三郎 , is considered the second spiritual leader of the Oomoto religious movement in Japan.Onisaburo had studied Honda Chikaatsu's "Spirit Studies" , he also learned to mediate spirit possession from Honda's disciple Nagasawa Katsutate in Shizuoka...
, one of the chief figures of the OomotoOomotoOomoto also known as Oomoto-kyo , is a sect, often categorised as a new Japanese religion originated from Shinto; it was founded in 1892 by Deguchi Nao...
religious movement in Japan and president of the Universala Homama Asocio ("Universal Human-love Association") - Alfred Fried, recipient of a Nobel Peace PrizeNobel Peace PrizeThe Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
and author of a textbook on Esperanto - Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul IIBlessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
, gave several speeches using Esperanto during his career - Franko LuinFranko LuinFranko Luin was a Swedish type designer of Slovene origin. He studied graphic arts at Grafiska Institutet in Stockholm, where he graduated in 1967...
, Swedish type designer of Slovene nationality - John Eyton Bickersteth MayorJohn Eyton Bickersteth MayorJohn Eyton Bickersteth Mayor was an English classical scholar.He was born at Baddegama, Sri Lanka , and returned to England to be educated at Shrewsbury School and St John's College, Cambridge....
, English classical scholar, gave a historic speech against Esperanto reformists at the World Congress of Esperanto held at Cambridge - Alexander NedoshivinAlexander NedoshivinAleksandr Mixaylovich Nedoshivin was 27 years a tax specialist at the Ministry of Finance in Imperial Russia, later a lawyer for 10 years. In 1920 he left the country and became a priest in 1927...
, tax specialist, one of the founders of the Esperanto Society at Kaunas, Lithuania - Seok Joo-myungSeok Joo-myungSeok Joo-myung was a Korean entomologist who made significant contributions to the taxonomy of the native butterfly species of Korea. He also became a noted linguist and pacifist...
, KoreanKorean peopleThe Korean people are an ethnic group originating in the Korean peninsula and Manchuria. Koreans are one of the most ethnically and linguistically homogeneous groups in the world.-Names:...
ecologist who studied and identified native butterflies of Korea - William Main PageWilliam Main PageWilliam Main Page was a Briton, solicitor in the Scottish High Court, and vice-consul of Czechoslovakia in eastern Scotland. He was born on 8 October 1869 in London. Page was an Esperantist from 1905. He was secretary of Edinburgh Esperanto Society 1906-14 and president 1945-15 and 1920-21. Page...
, Secretary of Edinburgh Esperanto Society, editor and author - PersonePersonePersone is a rock trio from Stockholm, Sweden whose songs are sung in Esperanto, formed in late February and early March 1986 by Martin Wiese, Borje Lund, Bertilo Wennergren, and Per Ola Axelsson...
, Esperantist rock trio of Sweden - László PolgárLászló PolgárLászló Polgár , is a Hungarian chess teacher and father of the famous "Polgár sisters": Zsuzsa, Zsófia, and Judit. He authored well-known chess books such as Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games and Reform Chess, a survey of chess variants.László is an expert on chess theory and owns over...
, Hungarian chess teacher - Susan PolgarSusan PolgarSusan Polgar is a Hungarian-American chess Grandmaster...
, Hungarian-American chess grandmaster, taught Esperanto by her father László - William ShatnerWilliam ShatnerWilliam Alan Shatner is a Canadian actor, musician, recording artist, and author. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T...
, a Canadian actor, recording artist, and author http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/rideau-hall-william-shatners-final-frontier/article1540811/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F77k6SQX7iQ - George SorosGeorge SorosGeorge Soros is a Hungarian-American business magnate, investor, philosopher, and philanthropist. He is the chairman of Soros Fund Management. Soros supports progressive-liberal causes...
, Hungarian-American billionaire and son of Esperantist parents ("Soros", a name selected by his father to avoid persecution, in Esperanto means "will soar") - Daniel TammetDaniel TammetDaniel Tammet is a British writer. His best selling 2006 memoir, Born On A Blue Day, about his life with high-functioning autism and savant syndrome, was named a "Best Book for Young Adults" in 2008 by the American Library Association.Tammet's second book, Embracing the Wide Sky, was named one of...
, British autistic savant, stated Esperanto as one of the ten languages he speaks
Source
This page has been translated from the article :fr:Espérantiste on the French wikipedia, accessed on June 13, 2006.Information on William Thomas Stead
William Thomas Stead
William Thomas Stead was an English journalist and editor who, as one of the early pioneers of investigative journalism, became one of the most controversial figures of the Victorian era. His 'New Journalism' paved the way for today's tabloid press...
from the Esperanto Vikipedio article.
External links
- 100 eminentaj esperantistoj "100 eminent Esperantists" (eo)