langs: 2 августа [ru] / august 2 [en] / 2. august [de] / 2 août [fr] / 2 agosto [it] / 2 de agosto [es]
days: july 30 / july 31 / august 1 / august 2 / august 3 / august 4 / august 5
Dogri ( Dogra : 𑠖𑠵𑠌𑠤𑠮 ; Devanagari : डोगरी; Nastaliq : ڈوگری ; IPA: [ɖoːɡɾiː] ) is a Northern Indo-Aryan language spoken by about five million people [3] in India , chiefly in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir . It is also spoken in the adjoining regions of western Himachal Pradesh and norther
#1 Magma (band)
Magma is a French progressive rock band founded in Paris in 1969 by classically trained drummer Christian Vander , who claimed as his inspiration a "vision of humanity's spiritual and ecological future" that profoundly disturbed him. In the course of their first album, the band tells the story of a
Barngarla , formerly known as Parnkalla , is an Aboriginal language of Eyre Peninsula , South Australia , Australia . The last native speaker of the language died in 1964. However, the language has been revived due to work of a German Lutheran pastor Clamor Wilhelm Schurmann who worked at a mission
Sardinian or Sard ( sardu [ˈsaɾdu] / sadru [ˈsadɾu] , limba sarda [ˈlimba ˈzaɾda] or lìngua sarda [ˈliŋɡwa ˈzaɾda] ) is a Romance language spoken by the Sardinians on the Western Mediterranean island of Sardinia . Romance language indigenous to the island of Sardinia This article is about the modern
The Eastern South Slavic dialects form the eastern subgroup of the South Slavic languages . They are spoken mostly in Bulgaria and North Macedonia , and adjacent areas in the neighbouring countries. They form the so-called Balkan Slavic linguistic area, which encompasses the southeastern part of the
Macedonian ( / ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə n / ; македонски јазик , translit. makedonski jazik , pronounced [maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik] ( listen ) ) is an Eastern South Slavic language. It is part of the Indo-European language family , and is one of the Slavic languages , which are part of a larger Balto-Slav
Hilaire de Barenton , born Étienne Boulé (28 February 1864 in Barenton – 24 February 1946 in Paris ), was a friar , linguist and historian of Middle Eastern languages. His name is often misspelled as Bar a nton .
Osip Emilyevich Mandelstam [1] ( Russian : Осип Эмильевич Мандельштам , IPA: [ˈosʲɪp ɨˈmʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mənʲdʲɪlʲˈʂtam] ; 14 January [ O.S. 2 January ] 1891 – 27 December 1938) was a Russian and Soviet poet. He was one of the foremost members of the Acmeist school. For other articles using the sam
#3 Wei Huangnu
Wei Shaozhen ( simplified Chinese : 魏绍珍 ; traditional Chinese : 魏紹珍 ; pinyin : Wèi Shào Zhēn ; August 2, 1918 – December 9, 2006) better known by his pen name Wei Huangnu ( 魏荒弩 ; Wèi Huāngnǔ ), was a Chinese translator and professor. [1] [2] In this Chinese name , the family name is Wei . Wei Shaozh
George Percy Bargery OBE (1 October 1876 – 2 August 1966) was an English missionary and linguist from Exeter , Devon . [1] English missionary and linguist Bargery was born in Exeter, where he was educated at Hele's School and Islington College . After attending the University of London , Bargery was
Olivia Knight (29 September 1828? – 2 June 1908) also known as Mrs Hope Connolly was an Irish-Australian poet, essayist, translator and teacher. She also published under the names "Thomasine" and "Celtica". Irish poet Olivia Knight Born ( 1828-09-29 ) 29 September 1828 Rathbawn, Castlebar , County M
#6 Ingo Plag
Ingo Plag (born 2 August 1962) is a German linguist and Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the Heinrich-Heine-Universität , Düsseldorf. [ citation needed ] In 2015 he and co-authors Laurie Bauer and Rochelle Lieber were the recipients of the Linguistic Society of America 's Leonard Blo
Marcel Courthiade (2 August 1953 – 4 March 2021) was a French linguist and researcher. [1] French linguist (1953–2021) Marcel Courthiade Courthiade in 2008 Born 2 August 1953 Montceau-les-Mines , France Died 4 March 2021 (2021-03-04) (aged 67) Tirana , Albania Nationality French Occupation Linguis
Viktor Maksimovich Zhirmunsky ( Russian : Ви́ктор Макси́мович Жирму́нский ; 2 August 1891 – 31 January 1971; also Wiktor Maximowitsch Schirmunski, Zirmunskij, Schirmunski, Zhirmunskii; Russian : Ви́ктор Макси́мович Жирму́нский ) was a Soviet and Russian literary historian and linguist .
Margarita Madrigal (May 15, 1912 – July 23, 1983) was a Costa Rican American author and language teacher best known for the Madrigal's Magic Key to... and An Invitation to... series. During her career, she wrote 25 books covering seven languages. [1] [2] American writer This article includes a lis
John Dobie (1859 – 1892) was a Church of Scotland minister skilled in Hebrew and closely associated with India. A polyglot he could speak English, French, German, Persian, Hebrew, Hindustani and Arabic. His career was cut short when he was killed in a railway accident. This article on a notable topi
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar [1] (21 May 1921 – 21 October 1990), also known by his spiritual name Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti (Ánanda Múrti="Bliss Embodiment"), and known as Bábá ("Father") to his disciples, was a spiritual Guru , philosopher, [2] social reformer, linguist, author and composer of 5018 songs
#12 Volodymyr Shaian
Volodymyr Petrovych Shaian (2 August 1908 – 15 July 1974) was a Ukrainian linguist , philologist and Orientalist - Sanskritologist . He was a pioneer of Slavic Native Faith in Ukraine during the interwar period . Ukrainian linguist and religious leader (1908–1974) Volodymyr Petrovych Shaian Born ( 1
#13 Rio Preisner
Rio Preisner (November 13, 1925 – August 2, 2007) was a Czech poet, philosopher, translator, and scholar of Czech and German literature. American poet Rio Preisner Born ( 1925-11-13 ) November 13, 1925 Mukačevo , Czechoslovakia Died August 2, 2007 (2007-08-02) (aged 81) Indianola, Pennsylvania Occ
#14 Xu Yuanchong
Xu Yuanchong ( simplified Chinese : 许渊冲 ; traditional Chinese : 許淵沖 ; pinyin : Xǔ Yuānchōng ; 18 April 1921 – 17 June 2021) was a Chinese translator, best known for translating Chinese ancient poems [1] into English and French. [2] He was a professor at Peking University since 1983. Chinese translat
#15 Mary Boyce
Nora Elisabeth Mary Boyce (2 August 1920 – 4 April 2006) was a British scholar of Iranian languages , and an authority on Zoroastrianism . She was Professor of Iranian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London. [1] The Royal Asiatic Society 's annual
#16 Thomas Medwin
Thomas Medwin (1788–1869) was an early 19th-century English writer, poet and translator. He is known chiefly for his biography of his cousin, Percy Bysshe Shelley , and for published recollections of his friend, Lord Byron . English writer, poet and translator (1788–1869) Thomas Medwin Born Thomas M