Félicien Menu de Ménil (16 July 1860 – 28 March 1930) was a French composer and

Esperanto Esperanto (, ) is the world's most widely spoken Constructed language, constructed international auxiliary language. Created by L. L. Zamenhof in 1887 to be 'the International Language' (), it is intended to be a universal second language for ...

enthusiast best known for his musical setting of

L. L. Zamenhof L. L. Zamenhof (15 December 185914 April 1917) was the creator of Esperanto, the most widely used constructed language, constructed international auxiliary language. Zamenhof published Esperanto in 1887, although his initial ideas date back as ...

's poem "

La Espero "La Espero" () is a poem written by Polish Jews, Polish-Jewish doctor L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), the initiator of the Esperanto language. The song is often used as the (unofficial) anthem of Esperanto, and is now usually sung to a triumphal ...

". He was also the editor of and a contributor to '' La Revuo''.

Works

* Menu de Ménil, Félicien, "La Mortigistoj de Stradella", short story published in the magazine ''La Revuo'', September 1906 * Menu de Ménil, Félicien, ''Muzika Terminaro'', 1908 * Menu de Ménil, Félicien, ''Les préjuges contre l'espéranto'', 1908 * Menu de Ménil, Félicien, ''L'Héritage Klodarec'', one-act comedy, 1906

References

* Courtinat, Léon, ''Historio de esperanto: movado kaj literaturo, 1887–1960'', Agen: Imprimerie Moderne, 1964–1966, Esperanto music French composers French male composers French Esperantists 1860 births 1930 deaths {{France-composer-stub