langs: 14 октября [ru] / october 14 [en] / 14. oktober [de] / 14 octobre [fr] / 14 ottobre [it] / 14 de octubre [es]
days: october 11 / october 12 / october 13 / october 14 / october 15 / october 16 / october 17
The Dutch language used in Belgium can also be referred to as Flemish Dutch or Belgian Dutch . Dutch is the mother tongue of about 60% of the population in Belgium, spoken by approximately 6.5 million out of a population of 11 million people. [1] [2] [3] It is the only official language in Fland
Corsican ( corsu [ˈkorsu] , [ˈkɔrsu] ; full name: lingua corsa [ˈliŋɡwa ˈɡorsa] , [ˈliŋɡwa ˈɡɔrsa] ) is a Romance language constituted by the continuum of the Italo-Romance dialects spoken on the Mediterranean island of Corsica ( France ) and on the northern end of the island of Sardinia ( Italy ).
Neapolitan ( autonym : ('o n)napulitano [(o n)napuliˈtɑːnə] ; Italian : napoletano ) is a Romance language of the Italo-Dalmatian group spoken across much of mainland Southern Italy , except for southern Calabria and southern Apulia , [2] [3] [4] and spoken in a small part of central Italy (the prov
#1 Ahmed Shawqi
Ahmed Shawqi (also written Chawki ; Arabic : أحمد شوقي , ALA-LC : Aḥmad Shawqī , Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʔæħmæd ˈʃæwʔi] ; Adyghe : Ахьмэд-Щэукъи ; 1868–1932), nicknamed the Prince of Poets ( Arabic : أمير الشعراء Amīr al-Shu‘arā’ ), was an Arabic poet laureate , to the Arabic literary tra
#2 John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt
John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt (December 16, 1859 – October 14, 1937) [1] was a linguist and ethnographer who specialized in Iroquoian and other Native American languages . [2] Hewitt was born on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation near Lewiston, New York . [3] His parents were Harriet and David; [4] his
Thomas Walsh (1875–1928) was a poet, literary critic, translator, and scholar of Latin American and Spanish literature. American poet, essayist, and translator Thomas Walsh Thomas Walsh, 1908 Born Thomas Walsh ( 1875-10-14 ) October 14, 1875 Brooklyn, New York , U.S. Died October 29, 1928 (1928-10-2
Józef Stanisław Łobodowski (born 1909, Pruwiszki – died 1988 Madrid ) was a Polish poet and political thinker . Polish poet and political thinker Józef Łobodowski Łobodowski in 1938 Born ( 1909-03-19 ) 19 March 1909 Purwiszki , Partitioned Poland Died 18 April 1988 (1988-04-18) (aged 79) Madrid ,
Asa Bowen Smith , also known as A.B. Smith (July 16, 1809 – February 10, 1886), was a Congregational missionary posted in Oregon Country and Hawaii with his wife Sarah Gilbert White Smith. In 1840, Smith wrote the manuscript for the book Grammar of the Language of the Nez Perces Indians Formerly of
#6 Ignace Gelb
Ignace Jay Gelb (October 14, 1907, Tarnau , Austria-Hungary (now Tarnów, Poland ) - December 22, 1985, Chicago, Illinois ) was a Polish - American ancient historian and Assyriologist who pioneered the scientific study of writing systems . Polish-American historian and Assyriologist This article incl
Barbara Carle is a French-American poet, critic, translator and Italianist. She is currently a professor of Italian at Sacramento State University . [1] American poet Barbara Carle Born Peshawar Occupation Poet, translator, critic, professor Nationality American and French Literary movement Modernis
Dr. Robert Allen Fowkes (April 7, 1913 – November 18, 1998) was a noted American linguist, specializing in Indo-European Historical Linguistics and philology. American linguist For Robert Fowkes (MP) , see Bridport (UK Parliament constituency) . Robert Fowkes was born in Harrison, New York . He rece
#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
Elisebeth Leinfellner (October 14, 1938 – January 4, 2010) was professor in linguistics at the University of Vienna , Department of Linguistics . [1] She moved to the United States in 1967, and taught at Doane College in Crete , Nebraska and at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln . She is notable for
#11 Robin Dunbar
Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar FBA FRAI (born 28 June 1947) [9] [10] is a British anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist and a specialist in primate behaviour. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] He is currently head of the Social and Evolutionary Neuroscience Research Group in the Depart
Sándor Csoma de Kőrös ( Hungarian: [ˈʃaːndor ˈkøːrøʃi ˈt͡ʃomɒ] ; born Sándor Csoma ; 27 March 1784/8 [1] – 11 April 1842) was a Hungarian philologist and Orientalist, author of the first Tibetan – English dictionary and grammar book. He was called Phyi-glin-gi-grwa-pa in Tibetan, meaning " the f
Shaul Tchernichovsky ( Hebrew : שאול טשרניחובסקי ) or Saul Gutmanovich Tchernichovsky ( Russian: Саул Гутманович Черниховский ; 20 August 1875 – 14 October 1943) was a Russian-born Hebrew poet. He is considered one of the great Hebrew poets, identified with nature poetry, and as a poet greatly influ
#14 Arne Torp
Arne Torp (born 14 October 1942 in Holt , East Agder , Norway) is a Norwegian professor of North Germanic languages in the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies at the University of Oslo . [1] Norwegian academic Torp has published widely, both for the higher education sector and for hig
#15 Ostap Slyvynsky
Ostap Slyvynsky (born October 14, 1978) is a Ukrainian poet , essayist , translator , literary critic , and academic. He is the author of several collections of poetry and was a recipient of Ukrainian and international literary awards. He is also noted for translating several works of fiction from o
#16 Htin Gyi
Htin Gyi ( Burmese : ထင်ကြီး ; 17 July 1916 – 4 April 2004), also called Tekkatho Htin Gyi or Tin Maung , was a Burmese writer and journalist who spent his life studying Myanmar literature and the press. He won various honors including a National Literary Award (1992) for his history of the press in
Nikolay Alekseyevich Zabolotsky ( Russian : Никола́й Алексе́евич Заболо́цкий ; May 7, 1903 – October 14, 1958 [1] ) was a Soviet and Russian poet and translator . He was a Modernist and one of the founders of the Russian avant-garde absurdist group Oberiu . Nikolay Zabolotsky Born Nikolay Alekseyevi
Jonkheer Antoine Nicolas Ernest Changuion (15 December 1803 in The Hague – 14 October 1881 in Lörrach , Switzerland) was a Dutch educator, writer, politician, orator, journalist, and main leader of the Dutch movement in South Africa. [1] [2] Antoine Changuion. Changuion Family Coat of Arms
Richard John Lloyd FRSE DLitt (1846-1906) was a British linguist and phoneticist. He researched the acoustics of vowel sounds and articulation, which he deemed “minute phonetics”. His field of work did not become popular until the late 20th century, around 100 years after his original work. [1] Brit