Zamenhof
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Zamenhof is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Rozalia Zamenhof, née Sofer (born ; 1839, Białystok - 1892, Warszawa), mother of Ludwik
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- Dr. L. L. ZamenhofL. L. ZamenhofLudwig Lazarus Zamenhof December 15, 1859 – April 14, 1917) was the inventor of Esperanto, the most successful constructed language designed for international communication.-Cultural background:...
, aka Ludvic Lazarus (Ludwik Lejzer, Ludwik Łazarz) Zamenhof (born , , , ; 1859, Białystok, Russian Poland - 1917, Warszawa), eye doctor, philologist, and the inventor of Esperanto - Klara Zamenhof, née Silbernik (1863, KaunasKaunasKaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
- 1924, Warszawa), a Jewish Polish female Esperantist, wife of Ludwik
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- Adam ZamenhofAdam ZamenhofAdam Zamenhof was a Polish physician known for his work on ophthalmology and was the son of Ludwik Zamenhof, the inventor of Esperanto. During World War II, 6 September 1939, he was head of the Starozakonnych Hospital in Warsaw, and its director...
(1888–1940, killed at Palmiry), a Jewish Polish Esperantist, oculist and officer, son of L. L. Zamenhof
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- Wanda Zamenhof-Zaleska, née Frenkel (1893–1954), a Jewish Polish oculist, wife of Adam
- Louis-Christophe Zaleski-ZamenhofLouis-Christophe Zaleski-ZamenhofLouis-Christophe Zaleski-Zamenhof is a civil and marine engineer, specializing in the design of structural steel and concrete construction. He is a grandson of L. L. Zamenhof, the originator of the international auxiliary language Esperanto...
(born Ludvik Zamenhof, ; born 1925, Warszawa), a Jewish Polish civil- and marine engineerArchitectural engineeringArchitectural engineering, also known as building engineering, is the application of engineering principles and technology to building design and construction...
, grandson of Ludwik
- 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...
(also spelled ; 1904, Warszawa - 1942, KZ Treblinka), Jewish Polish female Esperantist, the daughter of L. L. Zamenhof - The Life of ZamenhofThe Life of ZamenhofThe Life of Zamenhof is biography of Zamenhof, the founder of Esperanto, written in Esperanto by Edmond Privat. The first edition was in 1920 with 208 pages, and the second edition was in 1923 with 109 pages...
, biography of L. L.Zamenhof written in Esperanto by 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... - Zamenhof DayZamenhof DayZamenhof Day , also called Esperanto Day, is celebrated on 15 December, the birthday of Esperanto creator L. L. Zamenhof...
, birthday of L. L. Zamenhof
- Adam Zamenhof
- Feliks Fabjan Zamenhof, pseudonyms: FeZ, Zef (1868, Białystok - 1933, Warszawa), a Jewish Polish physici, younger brother of Ludwik
- Dr. L. L. Zamenhof
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- Leon Zamenhof, pseudonyms: Lozo, Zetel, Elzet (1875, Warszawa - 1934, Warszawa), a Jewish Polish laryngologist
- Henryk Zamenhof (aka Grzegorz Zamenhof; 1871, Białystok - 1932, Warszawa), a Jewish Polish physician
- Markus (-Mordechaj) Zamenhof (1837, TykocinTykocinTykocin is an old, smaller size town in north-eastern Poland, with 1,800 inhabitants , located on the Narew river. Tykocin has been situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship since 1999. Previously, it belonged to Białystok Voivodeship...
- 1907, Warszawa), a Jewish Polish state councillor and professor - Zofia Zamenhof , a Jewish Polish pediatrician and internist
- Helena Zamenhof, née Rittenberg (1874–1940, Warszawa), a Jewish Polish female Esperantist
- Romana Zamenhof (1904, Warszawa - 1975, Paris), a Jewish Polish female Esperantist and pharmaceutist
- Ida Zimmermann, née Zamenhof (1879, Warszawa - 1942, KZ Treblinka), a Jewish Polish female Esperantist