langs: 12 октября [ru] / october 12 [en] / 12. oktober [de] / 12 octobre [fr] / 12 ottobre [it] / 12 de octubre [es]
days: october 9 / october 10 / october 11 / october 12 / october 13 / october 14 / october 15
Equatoguinean Spanish ( Spanish : Español ecuatoguineano ) is the variety of Spanish spoken in Equatorial Guinea . This is the only Spanish variety that holds national official status in Sub-Saharan Africa . It is regulated by the Equatoguinean Academy of the Spanish Language and is spoken by about
Karami is an extinct and unclassified Papuan language of southern Papua New Guinea . It is attested from only a short word list, which include many loans from Foia Foia . [1] Karami Region Kikimairi and Aduahai villages, Western Province , Papua New Guinea Extinct (attested 1917) [1] Language family
Ahmad Hokmabadi Tabrizi ( Persian : سید احمد حکمآبادی تبریزی , romanized : Ahmad-e Hokmabadi-ye Tabrizi ; 29 September 1890 – 11 March 1946), later known as Ahmad Kasravi ( Persian : احمد کسروی , romanized : Ahmad-e Kasravi ), was a pre-eminent Iranian linguist , nationalist , religious refor
#2 Elise Riesel
Elise Riesel (born Elise Grün ) or also Eliza Genrichovna Rizel (born 12 October 1906 in Vienna ; died 28 September 1989 in Moscow ), was an Austrian linguist . [1] This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the Find
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
Peter Kalifornsky (October 12, 1911 – June 5, 1993) was a writer and ethnographer of the Dena'ina Athabaskan of Kenai , Alaska . Peter Kalifornsky Born ( 1911-10-12 ) October 12, 1911 Kalifornsky Village , District of Alaska Died June 5, 1993 (1993-06-05) (aged 81) Nikiski, Alaska Occupation write
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
Frederick Nnabuenyi Ugonna , often abbreviated to F. Nnabuenyi Ugonna (12 October 1936, in Amaokpara / Ihitenansa , Imo State , Nigeria – 5 June 1990, in London ) was a Nigerian ethnologist , linguist , and writer. He is best known for his work on the Igbo language and other African languages as wel
Sejong of Joseon (15 May 1397 – 8 April 1450), personal name Yi Do ( Korean : 이도; Hanja : 李祹), widely known as Sejong the Great ( Korean : 세종대왕; Hanja : 世宗大王), was the fourth ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea . Initially titled Grand Prince Chungnyeong ( Korean : 충녕대군; Hanja : 忠寧大君), he was born
#8 John Florio
Giovanni Florio (1552–1625), known as John Florio , was an English linguist, poet, [1] writer, translator, lexicographer , and royal language tutor at the Court of James I . He is recognised as the most important Renaissance humanist in England. [2] Florio contributed 1,149 words to the English lang
#9 Dong Tonghe
Dong Tonghe or Tung Tung-ho ( Chinese : 董同龢 ; pinyin : Dǒng Tónghé ; October 12, 1911 – June 18, 1963) was a Chinese linguist particularly well known for his contributions to Chinese historical phonology . Chinese linguist Born in Kunming , Yunnan, China , Dong moved to Beijing at the age of four or
#10 Hendrick Jacobs Falkenberg
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
#11 Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami ( 村上 春樹 , Murakami Haruki , born January 12, 1949 [1] ) is a Japanese writer. His novels, essays, and short stories have been bestsellers in Japan and internationally, with his work translated into 50 languages [2] and having sold millions of copies outside Japan. [3] [4] He has rece
#12 Humayun Azad
Humayun Azad (born Humayun Kabir ; 28 April 1947 – 12 August 2004) was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, short-story writer, critic, linguist, columnist and professor of Dhaka University . He wrote more than sixty titles. [ citation needed ] He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1986 for h
#13 Eric Nave
Captain Eric Nave OBE (18 March 1899 – 23 June 1993) was an Australian cryptographer and intelligence officer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal Navy , noted for his work with joint Allied intelligence units during World War II . He served in the navy from 1916 to 1949, then served as an o
#14 Ben Jonson
Benjamin Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 16 August 1637) [2] was an English playwright and poet. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours ; he is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour [3] (1598), Volpon
#15 Louis Alibert
Adrien Louis Marie Alibert , known as Louis Alibert ( Loís Alibèrt in Occitan ; 1884–1959) was a French linguist, born on October 12, 1884 in Bram in the Aude and died on April 16, 1959 in Montpellier. He specialized in Occitan and Languedocien . He is also the initiator of the classical standard of
#16 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
#17 Martin Wedgwood
Sir Hugo Martin Wedgwood, 3rd Baronet , (27 December 1933 – 12 October 2010) was a British stockbroker and linguist. Wedgwood was the eldest son of Sir John Wedgwood, 2nd Baronet . He was a great-great-great-great-grandson of the master potter Josiah Wedgwood . Sir Martin was educated at Eton and Tr
#18 Sextil Pușcariu
Sextil Iosif Pușcariu (4 January 1877 – 5 May 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian -born Romanian linguist and philologist, also known for his involvement in administrative and party politics. A native of Brașov educated in France and Germany, he was active in Transylvania 's cultural life and worked as a
John Rupert Firth (June 17, 1890 in Keighley , Yorkshire – December 14, 1960 in Lindfield , West Sussex ), commonly known as J. R. Firth , was an English linguist and a leading figure in British linguistics during the 1950s. [1] OBE John Rupert Firth Born ( 1890-06-17 ) June 17, 1890 Keighley , York
Edwin Abbott Abbott FBA (20 December 1838 – 12 October 1926) [1] was an English schoolmaster , theologian , and Anglican priest , best known as the author of the novella Flatland (1884). British theologian and author (1838–1926) For other people named Edwin Abbott, see Edwin Abbott (disambiguation