Gaston Waringhien
Gaston Waringhien (born July 20, 1901 in Lille ; † December 20, 1991 ) was a French linguist ( Agrégé ) and religious historian .
In the Esperanto language community he is known as the co-author of the relevant Esperanto grammar and as the initiator of the most important monolingual dictionary in Esperanto, the Plena Ilustrita Vortaro . In 1948 he published the letters of the founder of the language, Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof, with comments. He also wrote a variety of articles and essays on the literature and history of this language.
Works
- Parnasa gvidlibro (with Kálmán Kalocsay ), 1932
- Plena (analiza) gramatiko (with Kálmán Kalocsay), 1935, 1938, 1981
- Leteroj de LLZamenhof (editor), 1948
- Lingvo kaj vivo (essays), 2nd edition 1989 (1959)
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| SURNAME | Waringhien, Gaston |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French linguist and historian of religion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lille , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1991 |