Ivy Kellerman Reed

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ivy Kellerman Reed (born July 8, 1877 in Oshkosh , Wisconsin, † February 7, 1968 in La Jolla , California) was an American writer in the Esperanto language .

Career

She was a graduate of Ohio State University where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta . She holds a Masters degree from Cornell University and a PhD magna cum laude from the University of Chicago . She also worked as a lawyer. She worked from 1900 to 1902 as Grand Treasurer of the Delta Delta Delta. A linguist with degrees in Latin , Greek , Sanskrit, and Persian and half a dozen modern languages, Reed was a passionate Esperantist. Her Practical Grammar of the International Language , first published in 1915, has had multiple editions and is available online from Project Gutenberg .

Together with Ralph A. Lewin she was the translator of the Esperanto edition of Pooh the Pooh . They also translated Shakespeare's " As You Like It ," which in sixth in 1910 World Esperanto Congress was premiered in Washington, DC. She also worked as the editor of the American Esperantist .

Books

Translations

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Kellerman Reed, Ivy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kellerman, Ivy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Esperantist
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Oshkosh (Wisconsin)
DATE OF DEATH 7th February 1968
Place of death La Jolla (California)