Saturday, December 15, 2012

The Linguist’s Calendar: December 15

Vilhelm Thomsen
December 15 

Esperantists all over the world celebrate in memory of Ludwig Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto, born on this date in 1859.
 
1893: Danish linguist Vilhelm Thomsen announces that he has deciphered the Orkhon inscriptions, making it the oldest known Turkic text fragment.
 
1990: Inauguration of the Linguist List.

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