Word: zamenhof
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...years since Polish Physician Lazarus Ludwig Zamenhof invented it, Esperanto has not become the world language he hoped for, but it has turned into a minor international cult. Today, Esperantists claim to be 1,500,000 strong, about 10,000 of them in the U.S. There are Esperanto books from La Sankta Biblio to Kiel Plaĉas Al Vi (As You Like It). Australia has made a movie in it; KLM has advertised, "Flugado ŝparas tempon kaj monon" (Flying saves time and money); and Bing Crosby sang an Esperanto song in The Road to Singapore. Last week...