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L. L. Zamenhof

Also known as L. Zamenhof, L. M. Zamenhof, Leyzer Zamenhov, Lazar Markovich Zamenhof, Eliezer Levi Samenhof, Doktoro Esperanto, Lazaro Ludoviko Zamenhof, Ludoviko Lazaro Zamenhofo

Polish-Jewish physician and inventor of Esperanto (1859-1917)

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L. L. Zamenhof was a Polish-Jewish doctor who created Esperanto, an artificial language designed to be easy to learn and promote peace between people of different nations. His invention, developed in the late 1800s, remains the most widely spoken constructed language in the world and continues to have devoted speakers today.

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Born: 15 December 1859
Died: 14 April 1917
Works: 40

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Poland
Active from: 1859
Active to: 1917

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L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917) was the creator of Esperanto, the most widely used constructed international auxiliary language.

Zamenhof published Esperanto in 1887, although his initial ideas date back as far as 1873. 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 (IAL). The language was intended as a tool to gather people together through neutral, fair, equitable communication. He successfully formed a community which has survived to this day, despite the World Wars of the 20th century and various attempts to reform the language or create more modern IALs (Esperanto itself had displaced another similarly-motivated language, Volapük). Additionally, Esperanto has developed like other languages: through the interaction and creativity of its users.