langs: 16 мая [ru] / may 16 [en] / 16. mai [de] / 16 mai [fr] / 16 maggio [it] / 16 de mayo [es]
days: may 13 / may 14 / may 15 / may 16 / may 17 / may 18 / may 19
Alphabet / Alphabet
#1 Macedonian alphabet
The orthography of the Macedonian language includes an alphabet consisting of 31 letters ( Macedonian : Македонска азбука , romanized : Makedonska azbuka ), which is an adaptation of the Cyrillic script , as well as language-specific conventions of spelling and punctuation. Macedonian alphabet Scr
- ... Official government decree enacting the Macedonian alphabet in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, may 16, 1945. Note the hand-written Ѕ, Ј and Џ in the typewritten line, and the hand-written diacritics add ...
- ... s of those claims, the new alphabet was officially adopted in the People's Republic of Macedonia on may 16, 1945, and is still used in North Macedonia and among Macedonian communities around the world. COMMI ...
#2 Azerbaijani alphabet
The Azerbaijani alphabet ( Azerbaijani : Azərbaycan əlifbası , آذربایجان الفباسی , Азəрбајҹан әлифбасы ) has three versions which includes the Perso-Arabic , Latin , and Cyrillic alphabets . Scripts used to write the Azerbaijani language This article needs additional citations for verification . ( S
- ... introduced on December 25, 1991, A-umlaut ( Ä ä ) was selected to represent the sound /æ/. However, may 16, 16, 1992, it was replaced by the grapheme schwa ( Ə ə ), used previously. Although use of Ä ä (also ...
Language / Language
#1 Mayi-Kulan language
Mayi-Kulan is an extinct Mayi language formerly spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland , Australia . Extinct Australian Aboriginal language Mayi-Kulan Maykulan Native to Australia Region Cape York Peninsula , Queensland Ethnicity Maikulan , Maithakari , Maijabi Extinct (date missing) Lang
- ... ulan (Wunumara) xyt – Mayi-Thakurti xyj – Mayi-Yapi Glottolog mayk1239 AIATSIS [1] G25 Mayi-Kulan, G 16 may i-Thakurti, G20 Mayi-Yapi ELP Mayi-Kulan Mayi-Thakurti [2] Mayi-Yapi [3] Mayi-Kulan and its dialects ...
#2 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
- ... IV: Theatre Du Taur Concert, 1975 (from September 24, 1975) 1995: Akt V: Concert Bobino 1981 (from may 16, 1981) 1996: Akt VIII: Bruxelles 1971 (from November 12, 1971 at Theatre 140) 1996: Akt IX: Opéra De ...
#3 Hawaiian language
Hawaiian ( ʻ Ōlelo Hawai ʻ i , pronounced [ʔoːˈlɛlo həˈvɐjʔi] ) [2] is a Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family that takes its name from Hawai ʻ i , the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English , is an official langu
- ... ult population; at the same time, the Mission set more and more schools for children. Headline from may 16, 1834, issue of newspaper published by Lorrin Andrews and students at Lahainaluna School In 1834, th ...
#4 Dutch language
Dutch ( Nederlands [ˈneːdərlɑnts] ( listen ) ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language [4] and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language , after its close relatives German and English . Afrikaans is a separate but m
- ... n Census (2001), Languages Spoken in Namibia , Government of Namibia, archived from the original on may 16, 2010 , retrieved May 28, 2010 CIA (2010), The World Factbook (CIA) — Namibia , Central Intelligence ...
#5 Shetland dialect
Shetland dialect (also variously known as Shetlandic ; [3] broad or auld Shetland or Shaetlan ; [4] and referred to as Modern Shetlandic Scots (MSS) by some linguists) is a dialect of Insular Scots spoken in Shetland , an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland . It is derived from the Scots d
- ... Scots . [19] Vowel 15 may be realised [ɛ̈~ë] [20] or diphthongised to [əi] before /x/ . [21] Vowel 16 may be realised [e] [22] or [æ] . [23] Vowel 17 often merges with vowel 12 before /nd/ and /l r/ . [24] ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Joseph Priestley
Joseph Priestley FRS ( / ˈ p r iː s t l i / ; [4] 24 March 1733 – 6 February 1804) was an English chemist , natural philosopher , separatist theologian , grammarian , multi-subject educator, and liberal political theorist . [5] He published over 150 works, and conducted experiments in electricity an
- ... the position, resigning from Mill Hill Chapel on 20 December 1772, and preaching his last sermon on 16 may 1773. [88] CALNE (1773–1780) A portrait of Priestley commissioned by his publisher and close friend ...
#2 Hortense Cornu
Hortense Cornu ( née Lacroix ; 8 April 1809 – 16 May 1875 [1] [2] ) was a French socialite, salonnière , writer, and translator who played a significant role in the culture and politics of the French Second Empire . The goddaughter and foster-sister of Napoléon III , their lifelong relationship wa
- Hortense Cornu ( née Lacroix ; 8 April 1809 – 16 may 1875 [1] [2] ) was a French socialite, salonnière , writer, and translator who played a significant ...
- ... Albine Hortense Lacroix ( 1809-04-08 ) 8 April 1809 Paris , First French Empire Died ( 1875-05-16 ) 16 may 1875 Longpont-sur-Orge , French Third Republic Pen name Sébastien Albin Occupation Writer, Translat ...
- ... n insupportable reproach to them, she would have died in destitution." [32] She died at Longpont on 16 may 1875. [2] Cornu preserved all the letters "she had thought worthy of preservation" from Napoleon II ...
#3 Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [ OS 7 September] – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson , was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic , biographer, editor and lexicographer . He was a devout Anglican , [1] and a committed Tory . T
- ... hat the pension "is not given you for anything you are to do, but for what you have done". [120] On 16 may 1763, Johnson first met 22-year-old James Boswell —who would later become Johnson's first major bio ...
#4 François Bréda
François Bréda ( Hungarian : Bréda Ferenc ; 20 February 1956 – 16 May 2018) was a Romanian essayist , [1] poet , literary critic , literary historian , translator and theatrologist . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2018 ) François Bréda Cluj-Napoca, 2008. Born ( 1955
- François Bréda ( Hungarian : Bréda Ferenc ; 20 February 1956 – 16 may 2018) was a Romanian essayist , [1] poet , literary critic , literary historian , translator and th ...
- ... y 2018 ) François Bréda Cluj-Napoca, 2008. Born ( 1955-02-20 ) 20 February 1955 Deva , Romania Died 16 may 2018 (2018-05-16) (aged 62) Occupation professor, essayist, poet, literary critic , literary histor ...
#5 Victoria Fromkin
Victoria Alexandra Fromkin ( née Victoria Landish ; May 16, 1923 – January 19, 2000) was an American linguist who taught at UCLA . She studied slips of the tongue, mishearing, and other speech errors, which she applied to phonology , the study of how the sounds of a language are organized in the m
- Victoria Alexandra Fromkin ( née Victoria Landish ; may 16, 1923 – January 19, 2000) was an American linguist who taught at UCLA . She studied slips of the ton ...
- ... in the mind. [1] American linguist Victoria Fromkin Born Victoria Alexandra Landish ( 1923-05-16 ) may 16, 1923 Passaic, New Jersey Died February 19, 2000 (2000-02-19) (aged 76) Nationality American Alma ma ...
- ... stigation (1965) BIOGRAPHY Fromkin was born in Passaic, New Jersey as Victoria Alexandra Landish on may 16, 1923. She earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 19 ...
#6 Gösta Raquette
Gustaf Rikard Raquette (also spelled Gustav) (7 Feb. 1871-1945) was a missionary with the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden (in Swedish 'Svenska Missions Förbundet') to Central Asia Gustaf Rikard Raquette Missionary to East Turkestan Born 7 February 1871 Died 1945 Spouse Evelina Elisabet Björkgren R
- ... 21, then he returned to Sweden via Tibet and India . Raquette married Evelina Elisabet Björkgren on 16 may 1896. After he returned to Sweden, and took up a lectureship at the University of Lund . Gunnar Jar ...
#7 Károly Újfalvy von Mezőkövesd
Károly Jenő Ujfalvy de Mezőkövesd (16 May 1842 – 31 January 1904) was a noted Austro - Hungarian ethnographic researcher and linguist . of Central Asia and the Himalayas . Also known as Charles de Ujfalvy in his adopted France, Ujfalvy traveled to Samarkand and Bokhara and led an expedition to the K
- Károly Jenő Ujfalvy de Mezőkövesd ( 16 may 1842 – 31 January 1904) was a noted Austro - Hungarian ethnographic researcher and linguist . of Ce ...
- ... nd and Bokhara and led an expedition to the Kashmir in 1880. [1] Károly Újfalvy von Mezőkövesd Born 16 may 1842 Vienna Died 31 January 1904 (1904-01-31) (aged 61) Florence Occupation Ethnographer Linguist H ...
#8 Willem Jacob Visser
Willem Jacob Visser (27 December 1914, Rotterdam – 16 May 1991, Zeist ) [1] [2] worked to unite the organizations of different auxiliary languages . In the 1970s, he edited a magazine Union in Eurolatin, his own variation of Interlingua . In the pages of Union , he published articles and excerpts fr
- Willem Jacob Visser (27 December 1914, Rotterdam – 16 may 1991, Zeist ) [1] [2] worked to unite the organizations of different auxiliary languages . In the 1 ...
#9 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
- ... eeded by William Beach Lawrence (acting) United States Minister to France In office July 16, 1816 – may 16, 1823 President James Madison James Monroe Preceded by William H. Crawford Succeeded by James Brown ...
#10 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
- ... r 30, 2003). "Noam Chomsky: Thorn in America's side" . The Guardian . Archived from the original on may 16, 2008 . Retrieved May 8, 2016 . Aeschimann, Eric (May 31, 2010). "Chomsky s'est exposé, il est donc ...
- ... well Guide to Ethical Theory (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-51426-9 . Pilkington, Ed ( may 16, 2010). "Noam Chomsky barred by Israelis from lecturing in Palestinian West Bank" . The Guardian . A ...
#11 Clement Martyn Doke
Clement Martyn Doke (16 May 1893 in Bristol , United Kingdom – 24 February 1980 in East London , South Africa ) was a South African linguist working mainly on African languages. Realizing that the grammatical structures of Bantu languages are quite different from those of European languages, he was
- Clement Martyn Doke ( 16 may 1893 in Bristol , United Kingdom – 24 February 1980 in East London , South Africa ) was a South Afr ...
- ... eeds additional citations for verification . ( April 2015 ) Clement Martyn Doke Born ( 1893-05-16 ) 16 may 1893 Bristol Died 24 February 1980 (1980-02-24) (aged 86) East London Alma mater Transvaal Universi ...
#12 Iosef Mikhailovich Oranski
Iosef Mikhailovich Oranski (24 April 1923 – 16 May 1977), sometimes spelled Iosef Mikhailovich Oranskii, was a prominent Soviet linguist affiliated with the Leningrad Institute of Oriental Studies . His work on Iranian languages , as well as on Turkic and Indo-Aryan languages relating to Central Asi
- Iosef Mikhailovich Oranski (24 April 1923 – 16 may 1977), sometimes spelled Iosef Mikhailovich Oranskii, was a prominent Soviet linguist affiliated wi ...
#13 Marko Kravos
Marko Kravos (born 16 May 1943) is a Slovene poet, writer, essayist and translator from Trieste , Italy. This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( January 2013 ) Marko Kravos Marko Kravos Born
- Marko Kravos (born 16 may 1943) is a Slovene poet, writer, essayist and translator from Trieste , Italy. This article include ...
- ... because it lacks inline citations . ( January 2013 ) Marko Kravos Marko Kravos Born ( 1943-05-16 ) 16 may 1943 (age 79) Montecalvo Irpino , Italy Occupation Poet, writer, translator Nationality Slovenian N ...
#14 Maria Gaetana Agnesi
Maria Gaetana Agnesi ( UK : / æ n ˈ j eɪ z i / an- YAY -zee , [1] US : / ɑː n ˈ -/ ahn- , [2] [3] Italian: [maˈriːa ɡaeˈtaːna aɲˈɲeːzi, -ɲɛːz- ] ; [4] 16 May 1718 – 9 January 1799) was an Italian mathematician , philosopher , theologian , and humanitarian . She was the first woman to write a mathe
- ... YAY -zee , [1] US : / ɑː n ˈ -/ ahn- , [2] [3] Italian: [maˈriːa ɡaeˈtaːna aɲˈɲeːzi, -ɲɛːz- ] ; [4] 16 may 1718 – 9 January 1799) was an Italian mathematician , philosopher , theologian , and humanitarian . ...
- ... a university. [5] Italian mathematician and philanthropist Maria Gaetana Agnesi Born ( 1718-05-16 ) 16 may 1718 Milan , Duchy of Milan Died 9 January 1799 (1799-01-09) (aged 80) Milan, Cisalpine Republic Na ...
#15 Nikola Kokotović
Nikola Kokotović (7 September 1859, Gornji Kosinj , Habsburg monarchy – 6 January 1917, Zagreb , Austria-Hungary ) was a Serbian and Croatian playwright and translator who lived and worked in Zagreb most of his life, though his translated plays were performed in Belgrade as well. He was born to Serb
- ... de Bazan , based on the drama Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo ), translated and first staged in Belgrade on 16 may 1877. [5]
#16 Gopala Chandra Praharaj
Gopala Chandra Praharaj (27 September 1874 – 16 May 1945) was a writer and linguist in the Odia language , well known as the compiler of the Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha . [1] He also contributed significantly to Odia literature by his works in prose. A lawyer by profession, Praharaj wrote several
- Gopala Chandra Praharaj (27 September 1874 – 16 may 1945) was a writer and linguist in the Odia language , well known as the compiler of the Purnachand ...
- ... name ଗୋପାଳ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ପ୍ରହରାଜ Born ( 1874-09-27 ) 27 September 1874 Siddheswarpur, Cuttack, India Died 16 may 1945 (1945-05-16) (aged 70) Occupation Lawyer, linguist, writer Nationality Indian Period Twentieth ...
#17 Adam Kilgarriff
Adam Kilgarriff (12 February 1960 – 16 May 2015 [1] ) was a corpus linguist , lexicographer , and co-author of Sketch Engine . Adam Kilgarriff Kilgarriff in June 2014 Born ( 1960-02-12 ) 12 February 1960 Hastings , East Sussex , United Kingdom Died 16 May 2015 (2015-05-16) (aged 55) Brighton , Eas
- Adam Kilgarriff (12 February 1960 – 16 may 2015 [1] ) was a corpus linguist , lexicographer , and co-author of Sketch Engine . Adam Kilgarriff ...
- ... riff in June 2014 Born ( 1960-02-12 ) 12 February 1960 Hastings , East Sussex , United Kingdom Died 16 may 2015 (2015-05-16) (aged 55) Brighton , East Sussex , United Kingdom Nationality English Alma mater ...
#18 Lucie, Lady Duff-Gordon
Lucie, Lady Duff-Gordon (24 June 1821 – 14 July 1869) was an English author and translator who wrote as Lucie Gordon . She is best known for her Letters from Egypt, 1863–1865 (1865) and Last Letters from Egypt (1875), [1] most of which are addressed to her husband, Alexander Duff-Gordon , and her mo
- ... were married despite the initial objections of the groom's mother over Lucie's lack of a dowry) on 16 may 1840 in Kensington Old Church . [7] Following her marriage at the age of 18 Lady Duff-Gordon contin ...
#19 Desanka Maksimović
Desanka Maksimović ( Serbian Cyrillic : Десанка Максимовић ; 16 May 1898 – 11 February 1993) was a Serbian poet, writer and translator. Her first works were published in the literary journal Misao in 1920, while she was studying at the University of Belgrade . Within a few years, her poems appeared
- Desanka Maksimović ( Serbian Cyrillic : Десанка Максимовић ; 16 may 1898 – 11 February 1993) was a Serbian poet, writer and translator. Her first works were published ...
- ... usly until World War II . Twentieth-century Serbian poet Desanka Maksimović Maksimović in 1975 Born 16 may 1898 Rabrovica , Serbia Died 11 February 1993 (1993-02-11) (aged 94) Belgrade , FR Yugoslavia Resti ...
- ... childhood in Brankovina Desanka Maksimović was born in the village of Rabrovica, near Valjevo , on 16 may 1898. She was the oldest of her parents' seven children. Her father Mihailo was a schoolteacher and ...
#20 Andrzej Bogusławski
Andrzej Stanisław Bogusławski (born 1 December 1931) is a Polish philologist , semanticist , semioticist and philosopher of language of international repute. Originally a specialist in Russian language , his interests broadened into the epistemology of language and linguistics . Polish Linguistics t
- ... ] In 2003 he was awarded the Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta . [6] On 16 may 2012 Andrzej Bogusławski was awarded an Honorary doctorate by the University of Torun . [7] WORKS B ...