L.L. Zamenhof

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L.L. Zamenhof: References & Edit History

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invention of Esperanto
- In Esperanto
- In language: Second-language learning

Additional Reading

Marjorie Boulton, Zamenhof, Creator of Esperanto (1960, reprinted 1980).

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 16, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Apr 10, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Dec 11, 2023
	Modified title of Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Biography of L. L. Zamenhof.	Yamini Chauhan	Sep 19, 2013
	Added photograph.	Amy Tikkanen	Aug 02, 2011
	Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Society - Esperanto.	Parul Jain	Jun 17, 2011
	Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Society - Esperanto.	Parul Jain	Jun 17, 2011
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Sep 12, 2008
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jun 10, 1999
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jun 09, 1999