langs: 5 февраля [ru] / february 5 [en] / 5. februar [de] / 5 février [fr] / 5 febbraio [it] / 5 de febrero [es]
days: february 2 / february 3 / february 4 / february 5 / february 6 / february 7 / february 8
#1 Kalmyk Oirat
Kalmyk Oirat ( Kalmyk: Хальмг Өөрдин келн , Haľmg Öördin keln , IPA: [xalʲˈmək œːrˈdin kɛˈlən] ), [2] commonly known as the Kalmyk language ( Kalmyk: Хальмг келн , Haľmg keln , IPA: [xalʲˈmək kɛˈlən] ), is a variety of the Oirat language , natively spoken by the Kalmyk people of Kalmykia , a fed
#2 Spanish language in the Philippines
Spanish was the official language of the Philippines from the beginning of Spanish rule in the late 16th century, until sometime during the Philippine–American War (1899-1902) and remained co-official, along with English, until 1973. It was at first removed in 1973 by a constitutional change, but af
Irene Rocas i Romaguera (1861-1947) was a Catalan folklorist and lexicographer . Her works contributed to the research on Empordà language and literature. One of the most notable of these was the Diccionari català-valencià-balear, a collaboration with the Majorcan author Mossèn Alcover . [1] She was
Jonas Basanavičius ( pronunciation ( help · info ) , Polish : Jan Basanowicz ; 23 November 1851 – 16 February 1927) was an activist and proponent of the Lithuanian National Revival . He participated in every major event leading to the independent Lithuanian state and is often given the informal ho
Vladimir Fyodorovich Minorsky ( Russian : Владимир Фёдорович Минорский ; February 17 [ O.S. February 5 ] 1877 – March 25, 1966) was a Russian Orientalist best known for his contributions to the study of Persian , Lurish and Kurdish history, geography, literature, and culture. This article need
Hendrick Jacobs Falkenberg ( c. 1640 — c. 1712), also known as Hendrick Jacobs or Henry Jacobs, was an early American settler along the Delaware River , and was considered to be the foremost language interpreter for the purchase of Indian lands in southern New Jersey. He was a linguist , fluent in t
Karl Friedrich Geldner (17 December 1852 – 5 February 1929) was a German linguist best known for his analysis and synthesis of Avestan and Vedic Sanskrit texts. Karl Friedrich Geldner Born 17 December 1852 Saalfeld , Saxe-Meiningen Died 5 February 1929 ( 1929-02-06 ) (aged 76) Marburg , Hesse-Na
William G. Moulton was an American linguist and professor emeritus of linguistics and Germanic languages and literatures of Princeton University . [1] [2] William Garnwell Moulton Born ( 1914-02-05 ) February 5, 1914 Providence, Rhode Island Died June 2, 2000 (2000-06-02) (aged 86) Exeter, New Ham
Edmund Leroy " Mike " Keeley (February 5, 1928 – February 23, 2022) was an American novelist, translator, and essayist, a poet, and Charles Barnwell Straut Professor of English at Princeton University . He was a noted expert on the Greek poets C. P. Cavafy , George Seferis , Odysseus Elytis , and Ya
Georgiy Ruslanovych Gongadze [lower-alpha 1] (21 May 1969 – 17 September 2000) [1] was a Georgian - Ukrainian journalist and film director who was kidnapped and murdered in 2000 near Kyiv. He founded the internet newspaper Ukrainska Pravda along with Olena Prytula in 2000. Georgian-born Ukrainian jo
#9 Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomsky [lower-alpha 1] (born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist , philosopher, cognitive scientist , historical essayist, [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] social critic , and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", [lower-alpha 4] Chomsky is also a
#10 Arsène Roux
Arsène Roux (February 5, 1893 in Rochegude – July 19, 1971) was a French Arabist and Berberologist. He was born in Rochegude and emigrated to Morocco (then occupied by France) in his early twenties where he started studying Classical Arabic, Moroccan Arabic and the Moroccan Berber languages . In the
Bernardino de Sahagún ( Spanish: [beɾnaɾˈðino ðe saaˈɣun] ; c. 1499 – 5 February 1590) was a Franciscan friar , missionary priest and pioneering ethnographer who participated in the Catholic evangelization of colonial New Spain (now Mexico ). Born in Sahagún , Spain, in 1499, he journeyed to New S
#12 Taïeb Baccouche
Taïeb Baccouche (born 1 November 1944) is a Tunisian politician who has been Secretary-General of the Arab Maghreb Union since 2016. Previously he served in the government of Tunisia as Minister of Education in 2011, in the wake of the Tunisian Revolution , [1] and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2
#13 Denis Oswald (codebreaker)
Denis Geoffrey Oswald (12 November 1910 – 5 February 1998) was an English first-class cricketer , educator and a codebreaker at Bletchley Park . English cricketer, educator, and codebreaker For other people named Denis Oswald, see Denis Oswald (disambiguation) . Denis Oswald Personal information Ful
Mohamed Bencheneb (26 October 1869 – 5 February 1929) was an Algerian professor, writer and historian. [1] Algerian professor, writer and historian (1869–1929)
Ève Paul-Margueritte (5 February 1885 – 16 July 1971) was a French-language writer, the author of many sentimental novels. After she was widowed and her sister, Lucie Paul-Margueritte , was divorced, they lived and worked together, co-authoring at least two books, and several translations. She trans
Juozas Balčikonis (24 March 1885 in Ėriškiai, Panevėžys District – 5 February 1969 in Vilnius ) was a Lithuanian linguist and teacher, who contributed to the standardization of the Lithuanian language . [1] 20th-century Lithuanian linguist and teacher Committee of the Lithuanian Scientific Society ,
#17 Roger Williams
Roger Williams ( c. 21 December 1603 — between 27 January and 15 March 1683) [1] was an English-born American Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations , which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and later the U.S. State of Rhode Island and
Gretchen McCulloch ( / m ə ˈ k ʌ l ə k / ) [1] is a Canadian linguist . On her blog, as well as her podcast Lingthusiasm (which she cohosts with Lauren Gawne ) she offers linguistic analysis of online communication such as internet memes , emoji and instant messaging . She writes regularly for Wired