''The Life of Zamenhof'' is a biography of

L. L. Zamenhof L. L. Zamenhof (15 December 185914 April 1917) was an ophthalmologist who lived for most of his life in Warsaw. He is best known as the creator of Esperanto, the most widely used constructed international auxiliary language. Zamenhof first dev ...

, the founder of Esperanto, written in

Esperanto Esperanto ( or ) is the world's most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Created by the Warsaw-based ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof in 1887, it was intended to be a universal second language for international communi ...

Edmond Privat Edmond Privat (17 August 1889 – 28 August 1962) 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 Founda ...

. The first edition was in 1920 with 208 pages, and the second edition was in 1923 with 109 pages. Titles of the chapters in the English translation by Ralph Eliott: The Peoples of

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; A Child in Bielostok; A Schoolboy in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

; Student Years; Doktoro Esperanto; A Prophet of Idealism; " Homarano"; Congress Speeches; The Linguist; The Writer; The Ethical Thinker; Approach of Death. "The master, already dead, with a living spirit is among us and to be intimately acquainted with this spirit, the most humane in the last century, the faithful disciple introduces it to us through masterful eloquence in his work." (Jobo, L M 1922, page 20). Appeared in English (1931) and

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(1934) translations.

Photographs

The English version of the book is supplied with many black-and-white photographs, most of them of full-page size. *(unnumbered page 4) a portrait of Zamenhof, captioned by his signature "L. L. Zamenhof" *(unnumbered page 10) The market place of Bielostok. *(unnumbered page 11) Zielona Street in Bielostok, where Zamenhof was born. *(unnumbered page 12) The birthplace of Zamenhof. *(page 124) The schoolboy Zamenhof, 14 years old. (Second from left, standing) *(page 125) The "First Book", German edition, 1887. *(page 126) (11 small photographs) Zamenhof's parents (in center) and their children (left to right): Ludoviko, Sara, Fani, Augusta, Felikso, Henriko, Leono, Aleksando, Ida. *(page 127) (2 elliptical photographs) The wedding picture, 9 August 1887. *(page 128) Zamenhof with the medal of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

. *(page 129) Zamenhof and Michaux, the organizer of the Congress. *(page 130) Participants at the First Esperanto Congress. *(page 131) On the ship "Onward" departing for England, Aug. 10, 1905. Edmond Privat is standing behind Zamenhof. *(page 132)

, the street Dzika, in which Zamenhof lived 1897-1915. (In 1931 this street was renamed Zamenhof Street.) *(page 133) Zamenhof's study in 9 Dzika Street. *(page 134) A letter of Zamenhof. *(page 135) Zamenhof and wife on ship,

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, 1908. *(page 136) Zamenhof and wife at the grave of

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, 1910. *(page 137) Zamenhof in

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en, 1911. n the bottom of the photograph itself, is the text: "18. — Veturado al la oficiala akcepto de la Urbestraro." Translation: Journey to the official reception of the Municipality. *(page 138) Zamenhof and wife with some

Esperantist An Esperantist ( eo, esperantisto) is a person who speaks, reads or writes Esperanto. According to the Declaration of Boulogne, a document agreed upon at the first World Esperanto Congress in 1905, an Esperantist is someone who speaks Esperanto ...

s. *(page 139) The funeral of Zamenhof, April 16, 1917. *(page 140) The tombstone. *(page 141) Zamenhof's bust by Mr. Kodet, 1921. *(page 144) The

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in Esperanto translation. *(page 145) Zamenhof monument in

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

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. *(page 146) (6 small photographs) An international currency was coined, 1959, by the Netherlands State Mint. howing obverse and reverse views of coins of 1 stelo, 5 steloj, and 10 steloj">stelo.html" ;"title="howing obverse and reverse views of coins of 1 stelo">howing obverse and reverse views of coins of 1 stelo, 5 steloj, and 10 steloj*(page 147) Also, since 1959, the Polish ship ''Zamenhof'' cruises the oceans of the world. *(page 148) Poststamps honoring Zamenhof from Brazil (1945, 1959), Hungary (1957), Poland (1959), Russia (1927) and Bulgaria (1957, 1959). *(page 149) One of the 130 streets in the world named after Esperanto or its author. (Esperantists from Trois-Rivières, Canada before the street sign, 1962)

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''Vivo de Zamenhof'' at Project Gutenberg
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