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Montagu C. Butler

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145:(1930) is based on his experiences teaching Esperanto to his own children, who were among the first native speakers of Esperanto. As early as 1921, Butler had published some observations on English and Esperanto language acquisition among three- to four-year-old bilingually educated English children. 211:
called it simply "the best Esperanto dictionary in English," and — for lack of a more modern, comprehensive bilingual dictionary — it is still so 45 years later. Butler's reverse English-Esperanto dictionary, with approximately 32,000 headwords, remains as an unpublished 2,000-page
89:("The British Esperantist") in 1931 and 1932; during his editorship the journal became known as one of the most famous Esperanto periodicals of the era. After this period he became one of 57 principal collaborators on the 1933 69:, the group tasked with preserving the fundamental principles of the Esperanto language and guiding its evolution. From 1916 to 1934, he served as secretary of the 41:
in London, he was a harpist and a versatile music teacher skilled in playing various musical instruments, as well as a teacher of voice and of musical composition.
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to Esperanto, a task which he regarded as his "most important contribution to the movement.". He also compiled an English translation of the
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For many years he was librarian of the BEA Library in London, one of the world's most well-stocked Esperanto libraries, which the magazine
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has for decades remained the most frequently used textbook for English speakers learning Esperanto; a ninth reprint edition, published by
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to the special needs of Esperanto libraries. Several other Esperanto libraries later adopted the system which he had elaborated.
162: 70: 327: 196:(1960, reprinted 1992), an Esperanto-language music terminology dictionary. His over 60 years of linguistic experience in the 434: 400: 168:
The collection of Esperanto and Esperanto-related books he assembled during his lifetime now forms the heart of the
459: 173: 169: 91: 454: 204:(Esperanto-English Dictionary), published three years before his death at 84. Reviewing the work, the eminent 73:, and was its honorary president from 1961 until 1970. Butler was later elected a member of the international 53: 38: 263: 248: 429: 424: 74: 409:("Bibliography of Esperanto dictionaries and collections of terminology"), Rotterdam: UEA 1992-2002. 33:(25 January 1884 – 5 May 1970) was a British academic, librarian, lexicographer, musician, and 231: 197: 56:
during World War One. He served time in prison, where he met the composer and fellow prisoner
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La Vivo de nia Sinjoro Jesuo: Verkita de Charles Dickens Speciale Por Siaj Infanoj
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Himnaro : konsistanta el cent himnoj taŭgaj por konataj melodioj
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Esperanto and Its Rivals: The Struggle for an International Language
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British academic, librarian, lexicographer, Esperantist and musician
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Proverbs in Esperanto and English: from Zamenhof's "Proverbaro"
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Bibliografio de vortaroj kaj terminaroj en Esperanto 1887-2002
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Leakey's introduction to Esperanto : la lingvo internacia
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Londonaj interesaĵoj: gvidlibro por la Esperantista vizitanto
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Amongst other works, he translated Caroline Emelia Stephen's
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Butler drew on his diverse musical background to compile
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Internacia parlamento: ĉu Britujo montros la vojon?
122:'s translated and original proverbs, published as 64: 370:("Classification of Esperanto themes"), 1950. 8: 212:manuscript archived in the Butler library. 110:(a hymnal with 212 hymns) and even adapted 77:, where he served from 1948 until 1970. 319: 63:From 1922, Butler was a member of the 7: 236:Luno de Izrael: rakonto pri la eliro 157:(1970, p. 118) declared to be " 37:. A winner of several prizes at the 395:Edward Ockey and Geoffrey Sutton, 358:, Vol. 2, No. 4 (1921), pp. 82-89. 345:, Vol. 63, No. 7-8 (1970), p. 118. 25: 124:Proverbs in Esperanto and English 163:Universal Decimal Classification 106:(a songbook with 358 songs) and 71:Esperanto Association of Britain 386:Vol. 60, No. 10 (1967), p. 140. 172:, which the BEA established at 143:First Lessons to young Children 60:, helping him learn Esperanto. 1: 465:Akademio de Esperanto members 368:Klasifo de Esperantaj temoj, 285:Fundamentoj de la kvakerismo 200:culminated in Butler's 1967 475:20th-century lexicographers 184:, and named in his honour. 85:Butler served as editor of 491: 341:"Nekrologo" (Obituary) in 252:(five editions, 1910–1966) 52:, Butler was classed as a 174:Wedgwood Memorial College 141:(last edition 1996). His 131:Step by Step in Esperanto 470:20th-century translators 450:Translators to Esperanto 440:Esperanto lexicographers 445:British music educators 238:(1928) (Moon of Israel) 202:Vortaro Esperanto-angla 139:Esperanto for Beginners 81:Writing and translation 31:Montagu Christie Butler 18:Montagu Christie Butler 354:"Infana Esperanto" in 305:Zamenhof, Ludwik Lazar 92:Esperanto Encyclopædia 65: 54:conscientious objector 39:Royal Academy of Music 271:Konsiloj kaj demandoj 87:La Brita Esperantisto 435:English Esperantists 232:Haggard, Henry Rider 116:Zamenhof Proverbaro, 75:Academy of Esperanto 290:Stephen, Caroline: 283:Stephen, Caroline: 198:Esperanto movement 100:Quaker Strongholds 460:Shorthand systems 326:Garvia, Roberto. 264:Kantaro Esperanta 249:Himnaro Esperanta 194:Muzika Terminaro, 108:Himnaro Esperanta 104:Kantaro Esperanta 50:absolute pacifist 16:(Redirected from 482: 410: 393: 387: 377: 371: 365: 359: 352: 346: 339: 333: 332:, (2015), p. 110 324: 222:Dickens, Charles 118:a collection of 112:Pitman Shorthand 68: 21: 490: 489: 485: 484: 483: 481: 480: 479: 455:Esperanto music 415: 414: 413: 403:29 May 2012 at 394: 390: 378: 374: 366: 362: 353: 349: 340: 336: 325: 321: 317: 297:Torpey, H. J.: 276:Leakey, James: 218: 190: 151: 149:Library science 83: 66:Lingva Komitato 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 488: 486: 478: 477: 472: 467: 462: 457: 452: 447: 442: 437: 432: 427: 417: 416: 412: 411: 388: 372: 360: 347: 334: 318: 316: 313: 312: 311: 302: 295: 288: 281: 274: 268: 260: 253: 245: 239: 229: 217: 214: 189: 186: 170:Butler Library 150: 147: 120:L. L. Zamenhof 82: 79: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 487: 476: 473: 471: 468: 466: 463: 461: 458: 456: 453: 451: 448: 446: 443: 441: 438: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 423: 422: 420: 408: 406: 405:archive.today 402: 399: 392: 389: 385: 381: 380:John C. Wells 376: 373: 369: 364: 361: 357: 351: 348: 344: 338: 335: 331: 330: 323: 320: 314: 310: 306: 303: 300: 296: 293: 289: 286: 282: 279: 275: 272: 269: 266: 265: 261: 258: 255:Hyde, H. E.: 254: 251: 250: 246: 243: 240: 237: 233: 230: 227: 223: 220: 219: 215: 213: 210: 209:John C. Wells 207: 203: 199: 195: 187: 185: 183: 179: 178:Staffordshire 175: 171: 166: 164: 160: 156: 148: 146: 144: 140: 136: 135:Esperanto-USA 132: 127: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 96: 95: 93: 88: 80: 78: 76: 72: 67: 61: 59: 58:Frank Merrick 55: 51: 47: 42: 40: 36: 32: 19: 396: 391: 383: 375: 367: 363: 355: 350: 342: 337: 328: 322: 308: 298: 292:William Penn 291: 284: 277: 270: 262: 256: 247: 241: 235: 225: 216:Translations 201: 193: 191: 188:Lexicography 167: 159:kreaĵo de li 158: 154: 152: 142: 138: 130: 128: 123: 115: 107: 103: 99: 97: 90: 86: 84: 62: 43: 30: 29: 430:1970 deaths 425:1884 births 206:phonetician 35:Esperantist 419:Categories 384:Esperanto, 356:Literaturo 315:References 343:Esperanto 155:Esperanto 129:His book 401:Archived 126:(1960). 182:England 301:(1907) 294:(1930) 287:(1916) 280:(1925) 273:(1984) 267:(1926) 259:(1918) 244:(1910) 46:Quaker 44:As a 48:and 176:in 421:: 307:: 234:: 224:: 180:, 407:, 94:. 20:)

Index

Montagu Christie Butler
Esperantist
Royal Academy of Music
Quaker
absolute pacifist
conscientious objector
Frank Merrick
Esperanto Association of Britain
Academy of Esperanto
Esperanto Encyclopædia
Pitman Shorthand
L. L. Zamenhof
Esperanto-USA
Universal Decimal Classification
Butler Library
Wedgwood Memorial College
Staffordshire
England
Esperanto movement
phonetician
John C. Wells
Dickens, Charles
Haggard, Henry Rider
Himnaro Esperanta
Kantaro Esperanta
Zamenhof, Ludwik Lazar
Esperanto and Its Rivals: The Struggle for an International Language
John C. Wells
Bibliografio de vortaroj kaj terminaroj en Esperanto 1887-2002
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