langs: 23 ноября [ru] / november 23 [en] / 23. november [de] / 23 novembre [fr] / 23 novembre [it] / 23 de noviembre [es]
days: november 20 / november 21 / november 22 / november 23 / november 24 / november 25 / november 26
#1 Bopomofo
Bopomofo ( Chinese : 注音符號 ; pinyin : zhùyīn fúhào ; Wade–Giles : chu⁴yin¹ fu²hao⁴ ), or Mandarin Phonetic Symbols , also named Zhuyin ( Chinese : 注音 ; pinyin : zhùyīn ), is a Chinese transliteration system for Mandarin Chinese and other related languages and dialects . More commonly used in Taiwanes
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
Snježana Kordić ( pronounced [sɲěʒana kôːrditɕ] ( listen ) ; born 29 October 1964) [1] is a Croatian linguist . [3] In addition to her work in syntax , she has written on sociolinguistics . [2] Kordić is known among non-specialists for numerous articles against the puristic and prescriptive langua
#3 Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord
Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord (December 3, 1810 – November 23, 1879) was an American planter and author from South Carolina , best known as a political essayist. McCord, the daughter of Langdon Cheves , was born in 1810, in South Carolina . She was educated in Philadelphia . In 1840, she married Dav
#4 John Wallis
John Wallis ( / ˈ w ɒ l ɪ s / ; [2] Latin : Wallisius ; 3 December [ O.S. 23 November ] 1616 – 8 November [ O.S. 28 October ] 1703 ) was an English clergyman and mathematician who is given partial credit for the development of infinitesimal calculus . Between 1643 and 1689 he served as chi
#5 Josip Hamm
Josip Hamm (3 December 1905 – 23 November 1986) was a Croatian Slavist best known for his research on Old Church Slavonic language and literature. [1]
Mark Hanna Watkins (November 23, 1903 – February 24, 1976) was an Afro-American linguist and anthropologist. He was born in Huntsville, Texas , the youngest of fourteen children of a Baptist minister. He obtained a Bachelor of Science from Prairie View State College in 1926, remaining there for a fu
#7 Manuel Seco
Manuel Seco Reymundo (20 September 1928 – 16 December 2021 [1] ) was a Spanish lexicographer , linguist and philologist. He worked at the department of lexicography of the Real Academia Española between 1962 and 1993. He became a member of the Academia in 1980. Spanish linguist (1928–2021) In this S
Anton Gerard van Hamel (5 July 1886 – 23 November 1945) was a Dutch scholar, best known for his contributions to Celtic and Germanic studies, especially those relating to literature, linguistics, philology and mythology. He is not to be confused with his uncle, Anton Gerard van Hamel (1842 – 1907),
Robert Burton "RB" Jones (January 31, 1920 – November 23, 2007) was a linguist whose research focused on the South East Asian languages , in particular Karen , Burmese and Thai . He was a professor at Cornell University . [1] American linguist Robert B. Jones Born Robert Burton Jones ( 1920-01-31 )
#10 Alf Sommerfelt
Alf Sommerfelt (November 23, 1892 – October 12, 1965), was a Norwegian linguist and the first professor of linguistics in Norway, working at the University of Oslo from 1931 to 1962. Norwegian linguist and professor Alf Sommerfelt
#11 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
James Evans (January 18, 1801 – November 23, 1846) was an English-Canadian Methodist missionary and amateur linguist . He is known for creating the " syllabic " writing system for Ojibwe and Cree , which was later adapted to other languages such as Inuktitut . [1] James Evans James Evans Born ( 1801
Klas Bernhard Johannes Karlgren ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbæ̌ːɳaɖ ˈkɑ̂ːɭɡreːn] ; 15 October 1889 – 20 October 1978) was a Swedish sinologist and linguist who pioneered the study of Chinese historical phonology using modern comparative methods. In the early 20th century, Karlgren conducted large s
#14 T. F. O'Rahilly
Thomas Francis O'Rahilly ( Irish : Tomás Ó Rathile ; 11 November 1882 – 16 November 1953) [1] was an Irish scholar of the Celtic languages , particularly in the fields of historical linguistics and Irish dialects . He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy and died in Dublin in 1953. He is the crea
#15 Daniel Chavarría
Daniel Chavarría (23 November 1933 [1] – 6 April 2018) [2] was a Uruguayan revolutionary, writer and translator, who lived in Cuba since the 1960s. He had a son with Dora Salazar, Daniel Chavarria, and raised his sister. Daniel Chavarría Chavarría Born ( 1933-11-23 ) 23 November 1933 San José de May