langs: 28 февраля [ru] / february 28 [en] / 28. februar [de] / 28 février [fr] / 28 febbraio [it] / 28 de febrero [es]
days: february 25 / february 26 / february 27 / february 28 / february 29 / march 1 / march 2
Alphabet / Alphabet
#1 Deseret alphabet
The Deseret alphabet ( / ˌ d ɛ z ə ˈ r ɛ t / ( listen ) ; [1] Deseret: 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻 or 𐐔𐐯𐑆𐐲𐑉𐐯𐐻 ) is a phonemic English-language spelling reform developed between 1847 and 1854 by the board of regents of the University of Deseret under the leadership of Brigham Young , the second president of The Church o
- ... int books using Pitman's orthography. [2] [5] : 7 The University of Deseret was incorporated on 28 february 1850; less than three weeks later, on 20 March, the new board of regents began to discuss spelling ...
Language / Language
#1 Sardinian language
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
- ... providing a unified writing system. A first proposal (the LSU: Limba Sarda Unificada , published on 28 february 2001) was tabled, which identified a model language of reference (based on the analysis of local va ...
#2 Livonian language
The Livonian language ( Livonian: līvõ kēļ or rāndakēļ ; Estonian : liivi keel ) is a Finnic language whose native land is the Livonian Coast of the Gulf of Livonia , located in the north of the Kurzeme peninsula in Latvia . Although its last native speaker died in 2013, [1] [6] there are about 40 r
- ... d. The Estonian newspaper Eesti Päevaleht erroneously announced that Viktors Bertholds, who died on 28 february 2009, was the last native speaker who started Latvian-language school as a monolingual. [8] Some ot ...
- ... ng with the Livonian-Estonian world music group Tuļļi Lum in 2009 Viktors Bertholds (10 July 1921 – 28 february 2009), [34] [35] one of the last Livonian speakers of the generation who learned Livonian as a firs ...
- ... ation who learned Livonian as a first language in a Livonian-speaking family and community, died on 28 february 2009. Though it was reported that he was the last native speaker of the language, Livonians themsel ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Yevgeny Polivanov
Yevgeny Dmitrievich Polivanov ( Russian : Евге́ний Дми́триевич Полива́нов; 12 March [ O.S. 28 February] 1891 – 25 January 1938 ) was a Soviet linguist , orientalist and polyglot who wrote major works on the Chinese, Japanese, Uzbek and Dungan languages and on theoretical linguistics and poetics
- Yevgeny Dmitrievich Polivanov ( Russian : Евге́ний Дми́триевич Полива́нов; 12 March [ O.S. 28 february ] 1891 – 25 January 1938 ) was a Soviet linguist , orientalist and polyglot who wrote major works on ...
- ... uist, orientalist and polyglot Yevgeny Dmitrievich Polivanov Yevgeny Polivanov Born 12 March [ O.S. 28 february ] 1891 Smolensk , Russian Empire Died 25 January 1938 (1938-01-25) (aged 46) Moscow , RSFSR , Soviet ...
#2 Hilaire de Barenton
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 .
- Hilaire de Barenton , born Étienne Boulé ( 28 february 1864 in Barenton – 24 February 1946 in Paris ), was a friar , linguist and historian of Middle East ...
#3 Hugo Brandt Corstius
Hugo Brandt Corstius (29 August 1935 – 28 February 2014) was a Dutch author, known for his achievements in both literature and science. [1] Dutch computer scientist Hugo Brandt Corstius Hugo Brandt Corstius in 2010 Born ( 1935-08-29 ) 29 August 1935 Eindhoven , Netherlands Died 28 February 2014 (201
- Hugo Brandt Corstius (29 August 1935 – 28 february 2014) was a Dutch author, known for his achievements in both literature and science. [1] Dutch comp ...
- ... rstius Hugo Brandt Corstius in 2010 Born ( 1935-08-29 ) 29 August 1935 Eindhoven , Netherlands Died 28 february 2014 (2014-02-28) (aged 78) Amsterdam , Netherlands Nationality Dutch Occupation Linguist Writer Sc ...
#4 Gheorghe Șincai
Gheorghe Șincai ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe ˈʃiŋkaj] ; February 28, 1754 – November 2, 1816) was an ethnic Romanian Transylvanian historian, philologist , translator, poet, and representative of the Enlightenment -influenced Transylvanian School . This article does not cite any sources . (
- Gheorghe Șincai ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe ˈʃiŋkaj] ; february 28, 1754 – November 2, 1816) was an ethnic Romanian Transylvanian historian, philologist , translator, ...
#5 Murray Barnson Emeneau
Murray Barnson Emeneau (February 28, 1904 – August 29, 2005) was the founder of the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley . [1] American linguist Murray Barnson Emeneau Born ( 1904-02-28 ) February 28, 1904 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia , Canada Died August 29, 2005 (2005-08-2
- Murray Barnson Emeneau ( february 28, 1904 – August 29, 2005) was the founder of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Calif ...
- ... iversity of California, Berkeley . [1] American linguist Murray Barnson Emeneau Born ( 1904-02-28 ) february 28, 1904 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia , Canada Died August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29) (aged 101) Berkeley, Califor ...
#6 J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL ( / ˈ r uː l ˈ t ɒ l k iː n / , ROOL TOL -keen ; [lower-alpha 1] 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist , and academic, best known as the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings . English philologis
- ... Tolkien (21 November 1924 – 16 January 2020) and Priscilla Mary Anne Reuel Tolkien (18 June 1929 – 28 february 2022). [75] [76] Tolkien was very devoted to his children and sent them illustrated letters from Fa ...
#7 Henri Adamczewski
Henri Adamczewski (January 12, 1929 – December 25, 2005) was a French linguist of Polish origin. He is the founder of the Metaoperational Theory, also called "The Theory of Phases", which he taught at University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle . French linguist This biography needs additional citati
- ... l until then. Driven by the enthusiasm met by his theory, he wrote and defended his Ph.D. thesis on february 28, 1976, under the supervision of Antoine Culioli, provoking a veritable paradigm shift in the world o ...
#8 Wolfgang Steinitz
Wolfgang Steinitz (28 February 1905 – 21 April 1967) was a German linguist and folklorist . Through his rediscovery of hidden social commentary in traditional folk songs, he was an important pioneer of the German folk-revival in both East and West Germany. He researched the language and culture of t
- Wolfgang Steinitz ( 28 february 1905 – 21 April 1967) was a German linguist and folklorist . Through his rediscovery of hidden soci ...
- ... fgang Steinitz May 1949 German delegation on a boat tour in Moscow - Steinitz in front center. Born 28 february 1905 Breslau , Germany (now Poland) Died 21 April 1967 ( 1967-04-22 ) (aged 62) Berlin , Germany Na ...
- ... utsche Volkslieder demokratischen Charakters aus sechs Jahrhunderten BIOGRAPHY Steinitz was born on 28 february 1905 in Breslau , the son of a wealthy Jewish lawyer. From 1923 to 1928 he studied Finno-Ugric ling ...
#9 Domingo de Santo Tomás
Fray Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P. (1499 – 28 February 1570) was a Spanish Dominican missionary , bishop, and grammarian in the Viceroyalty of Peru . He compiled the first Quechua language grammar, published in 1560, and that same year published a work on the vocabulary of Quechua. This article may b
- Fray Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P. (1499 – 28 february 1570) was a Spanish Dominican missionary , bishop, and grammarian in the Viceroyalty of Peru . He c ...
#10 Gjergj Bubani
Gjergj Bubani (1899-1954) was an Albanian publicist, writer, and translator. He is also known as Jorgji Bubani , or Brumbulli (the beetle ) which was his pen-name for his satiric articles. Albanian publicist, writer, and translator (1899–1954) Gjergj D. Bubani Born ( 1899-01-20 ) January 20, 1899 Bo
- ... rgj D. Bubani Born ( 1899-01-20 ) January 20, 1899 Boboshticë, Kaza of Görice , Ottoman Empire Died february 28, 1954 (1954-02-28) (aged 55) Tirana , Albania Pen name Brumbulli Guri Malësori [1] Occupation Public ...
#11 Juri Lotman
Juri Lotman ( Russian : Ю́рий Миха́йлович Ло́тман ; 28 February 1922 – 28 October 1993) was a prominent Russian-Estonian literary scholar, semiotician , and historian of Russian culture , who worked at the University of Tartu . He was elected a member of the British Academy (1977), Norwegian Academy
- Juri Lotman ( Russian : Ю́рий Миха́йлович Ло́тман ; 28 february 1922 – 28 October 1993) was a prominent Russian-Estonian literary scholar, semiotician , and histor ...
- ... ician, literary scholar Juri Lotman Bust of Juri Lotman by Lev Razumovsky, 1980 Born ( 1922-02-28 ) 28 february 1922 Petrograd , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Died 28 October 1993 (1993-10-28) (ag ...
#12 Max Vasmer
Max Julius Friedrich Vasmer ( German: [ˈfasmɐ] ; Russian : Максимилиан Романович Фа́смер , romanized : Maksimilian Romanovič Fásmer ; 28 February 1886 – 30 November 1962) was a Russo - German linguist . He studied problems of etymology in Indo-European , Finno-Ugric and Turkic languages and worked
- ... an: [ˈfasmɐ] ; Russian : Максимилиан Романович Фа́смер , romanized : Maksimilian Romanovič Fásmer ; 28 february 1886 – 30 November 1962) was a Russo - German linguist . He studied problems of etymology in Indo-E ...
#13 Albert Gallatin
Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761 – August 12, 1849) was a Genevan – American politician, diplomat, ethnologist and linguist. Biographer Nicholas Dungan states that Gallatin was "America's Swiss Founding Father." [3] He is known for being the founder of New York University and for se
- ... dley Succeeded by William Hoge United States Senator from Pennsylvania In office December 2, 1793 – february 28, 1794 Preceded by William Maclay Succeeded by James Ross Personal details Born Abraham Alfonse Alber ...
#14 Semyon Novgorodov
Semyon Andreyevich Novgorodov ( Yakut : Семен Андреевич Новгородов , Semen Andreyevich Novgorodov , the older orthography Yakut : Сэмэн Ноҕоруодап , Semen Noğoruodap , Russian : Семён Андреевич Новгородов Semjon Andrejevič Novgorodov ; February 13, 1892 – 28 February 1924) was a Yakut politician and
- ... gress of the Revolutionary Committee. Semyon Novgorodov died of uraemia in the prime of his life at february 28, 1924. [2] PUBLISHING (in Russian) Основные задачи якутской интеллигенции (in Russian) Якутский язык ...
- ... oğoruodap , Russian : Семён Андреевич Новгородов Semjon Andrejevič Novgorodov ; February 13, 1892 – 28 february 1924) was a Yakut politician and linguist , the creator of a Yakut written language . Yakut politic ...
#15 Taha Baqir
Taha Baqir ( Arabic : طه باقر Taha Baqir ) (born 1912 in Babylon , Ottoman Iraq – 28 February 1984) was an Iraqi Assyriologist , author, cuneiformist , linguist, historian , and former curator of the National Museum of Iraq . [1] [2] Doctor Taha Baqir طه باقر Born 1912 Babylon , Ottoman Iraq Died 28
- Taha Baqir ( Arabic : طه باقر Taha Baqir ) (born 1912 in Babylon , Ottoman Iraq – 28 february 1984) was an Iraqi Assyriologist , author, cuneiformist , linguist, historian , and former curator ...
- ... e National Museum of Iraq . [1] [2] Doctor Taha Baqir طه باقر Born 1912 Babylon , Ottoman Iraq Died 28 february 1984 Ma'loula , Syria Resting place Najaf , Iraq Nationality Iraqi Occupation Assyriologist, author ...
#16 Nasim Amrohvi
Nasim Amrohvi or Syed Qaim Raza Taqvi ( Urdu : نسیم امروہوی , romanized : Allamah Nasīm Amrohvī ; (24 August 1908 – 28 February 1987) was a Pakistani Urdu poet , philosopher , and lexicographer who was born as Syed Qaim Raza Taqvi on 24 August 1908 in Amroha , British India . [1] [2] He belonged t
- ... Syed Qaim Raza Taqvi ( Urdu : نسیم امروہوی , romanized : Allamah Nasīm Amrohvī ; (24 August 1908 – 28 february 1987) was a Pakistani Urdu poet , philosopher , and lexicographer who was born as Syed Qaim Raza Ta ...
- ... dependence in 1947, settling in Khairpur . He moved to Karachi in 1961 and eventually died there on 28 february 1987. [2] WORK Nasim Amrohvi was a member of Urdu Lughat Board . Over several years, Nasim Amrohvi ...
#17 Li Kuei-hsien
Li Kuei-hsien ( Chinese : 李魁賢 ; pinyin : Lǐ Kuíxián ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Lí Khoe-hiân ; born 1937) is a Taiwanese author and poet . He began writing poems in 1953 upon his graduation from the Taipei Institute of Technology. He is noted for writing extended verse in Taiwanese Hokkien and represents an infl
- ... work today appears in multi-volume sets of collected poems published in 2001, 2002, and 2003. His " february 28t h Incident Requiem" was set to music in 2008 by composer Fan-Long Ko . Translations of Li's poems ha ...
#18 M Harunur Rashid
M Harunur Rashid (born 28 December 1939) is a distinguished teacher of English literature and language, a notable educational administrator, editor and translator of modern poetry and prose, [1] [2] in Bangladesh , a noted writer of Sufism and Sufi literature [3] and a commentator of social, politic
- ... ssor of English. He taught at International Islamic University Chittagong at its Dhaka branch until 28 february 2015. PERSONAL LIFE Rashid married his cousin Murshida Begum when he was 24. He had two sons and a ...
#19 Ong Iok-tek
Ông Io̍k-tek ( 王育德 , Taiwanese : Ông Io̍k-tek ; pinyin : Wáng Yùdé ; Wade–Giles : Wang Yü-te ; 30 January 1924 – 9 September 1985) was a Taiwanese scholar and early leader of the Taiwan independence movement . He is considered to be an authority on the Min Nan language family and the Taiwanese langu
- ... accentuated by the killing of his brother, Wang Yu-lin [ zh ] , a Tokyo-educated prosecutor, in the february 28 Incident . [2] His own life threatened by the new regime, he fled to Japan in 1949 and spent the res ...
#20 Gary Snyder
Gary Snyder (born May 8, 1930) is an American man of letters . Perhaps best known as a poet (his early work has been associated with the Beat Generation and the San Francisco Renaissance ), he is also an essayist, lecturer, and environmental activist with anarchoprimitivist leanings. He has been des
- ... foreign disciple of Rinzai Rōshi Oda Sesso , the new abbot of Daitoku-ji . [31] He married Kyger on february 28, 1960, immediately after her arrival in Japan, which Fuller Sasaki insisted they do, if they were to ...