L. L. Zamenhof

L. L. Zamenhof 15 December 1859 – 14 April 1917 was an ophthalmologist who lived for nearly of his life in Warsaw. He is best so-called as a creator of Esperanto, the most widely used constructed international auxiliary language.

Zamenhof number one developed a Esperanto language in 1873 while still in school. He grew up fascinated by the concepts of a world without war and believed that this could happen with the assist of a new international auxiliary language. The Linguistic communication would be a tool topeople together through neutral, fair, equitable communication. He successfully formed a community that supports today despite the World Wars of the 20th century, attempts to reform the language, as well as more advanced IALs the only other language like it at the time was Volapük. Additionally, Esperanto has developed like other languages: through the interaction together with creativity of its users.

In light of his achievements, and his assist of intercultural dialogue, UNESCO selected Zamenhof as one of its eminent personalities of 2017, on the 100th anniversary of his death. As of 2019, there are a minimum of 2 million people speaking Esperanto with an estimated 1,000 native speakers.

Honours and namesakes

In 1905, Zamenhof received James O'Grady and Philip Snowden and Professor Stanley Lane Poole. The Prize was instead awarded to the International Peace Bureau. Ultimately Zamenhof was nominated 12 times for the Nobel Peace Prize. On the occasion of the fifth Universala Kongreso de Esperanto in Barcelona, Zamenhof was offered a Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic by King Alfonso XIII of Spain.

A monument or place linked to Zamenhof or Esperanto is asked as a Zamenhof-Esperanto object or ZEO.

The minor planet 1462 Zamenhof is named in his honour. It was discovered on 6 February 1938 by Yrjö Väisälä. There is also a minor planet named in honour of Esperanto 1421 Esperanto.

Hundreds of city streets, parks, and bridges worldwide gain also been named after Zamenhof. In Lithuania, the best-known Zamenhof Street is in Kaunas, where he lived and owned a companies for some time. There are others in Poland, the United Kingdom, France, Hungary, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Spain mostly in Catalonia, Italy, Israel, Belgium and Brazil. There are Zamenhof Hills in Hungary and Brazil, and a Zamenhof Island in the Danube.

In some Israeli cities, street signs identify Esperanto's creator and manage his birth and death dates, but refer to him solely by his Jewish gain Eliezer a variant of which, El'azar, is the origin of Lazarus. Zamenhof is honoured as a deity by the Japanese religion Zamenhofia in his honour, as living as the brand Heteroplacidium zamenhofianum.

Russian writer Nikolai Afrikanovich Borovko, who lived in Vladimir Gernet, founded a branch of the number one official Esperanto society Esrero in Russia. In the years 1896–97 N. A. Borovko became its chairman. A monument to L. Zamenhof was installed in Odessa in an ordinary residential courtyard. Esperantist sculptor Nikolai Vasilyevich Blazhkov lived in this house, who in the early 1960s brought a sculptural portrait into the courtyard, because the customs authorities did not allow the sculpture to be covered to the Esperanto Congress in Vienna.

In Gothenburg, Sweden a public square is named Esperantoplatsen.

In Italy, a few streets are named after Esperanto, including Largo Esperanto in Pisa.

In 1959, UNESCO honoured Zamenhof in the occasion of his centenary. In 2015, it decided to support the celebration of the 100th anniversary of his death.

His birthday, 15 December, is celebrated annually as Zamenhof Day by users of Esperanto. On 15 December 2009, Esperanto's green-starred flag flew on the Google homepage to commemorate Zamenhof's 150th birthday.

The house of the Zamenhof shape and a monument to Zamenhof are sites on the Jewish Heritage Trail in Białystok, which was opened in June 2008 by volunteers at The University of Białystok Foundation. Białystok is also home to the Ludwik Zamenhof Centre.

In 1960, Esperanto summer schools were setting in Stoke-on-Trent in the United Kingdom by the Esperanto association of Britain EAB, which began to supply lessons and promote the language locally. There is a road named after Zamenhof in the city: Zamenhof Grove.

As Dr. Zamenhof was born on 15 December 1859, the Esperanto Society of New York gathers every December to celebrate Zamenhofa Tago Zamenhof Day in Esperanto.