International Academy of Volapük
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The International Academy of Volapük (Kadem bevünetik volapüka) was a ruling body established at the second Volapük
congress in Munich
in August 1887 with the goal of preservation and improvement of Volapük.
Volapük
Volapük is a constructed language, created in 1879–1880 by Johann Martin Schleyer, a Roman Catholic priest in Baden, Germany. Schleyer felt that God had told him in a dream to create an international language. Volapük conventions took place in 1884 , 1887 and 1889 . The first two conventions used...
congress in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
in August 1887 with the goal of preservation and improvement of Volapük.