L. L. Zamenhof

Ludwik Lazarus Zamenhof (15 December 1859 – 14 April 1917) was the creator of Esperanto, the world's most successful constructed language, and a physician by profession. He grew up fascinated by the idea of a world without war, and believed that this could happen with the help of a new international auxiliary language which he first developed in 1873 while still in school.

Personal facts

L. L. Zamenhof
Alias (AKA)Ludwik Lejzer Ludwik Łazarz
Birth dateDecember 15, 1859
Birth nameLeyzer Leyvi Zamengov
Birth place
Białystok , Russian Empire
Nationality
Poles
Ethnicity
History of the Jews in Poland
Date of deathApril 14, 1917
Place of death
Kingdom of Poland (1916–18) , Warsaw
Known for
Esperanto

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External resources

  1. http://en.lernu.net/biblioteko/pri_esperanto/zamenhof/index.php
  2. http://www.esperantic.org/dosieroj/file/LLZ-Bio-En(1).pdf
  3. http://www.ima.org.il/imaj/ar07may-2.pdf
  4. http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=20&letter=Z
  5. http://www.tnr.com/print/article/books-and-arts/ll-zamenhof-and-the-shadow-people