About Walter Francini
Lived 1926 – 1996 (aged 69). Walter Francini was a Brazilian esperantist, journalist and writer.
Walter Augusto Francini (3 June 1926 – 3 May 1996) was a Brazilian journalist and Esperantist. He wrote original books, translated a lot of books to Esperanto and informed and propagandized about the international language. He was active in the "Goodwill" organization.
Francini was born in São Paulo. Until the age of 33, he rejected Esperanto, because of advice from a teacher. However, in 1959, he learned Esperanto with Erlind Salzan in Portoferraio, where Francini was working as a gymnastics teacher. Later he lived and propagandized Esperanto in São Paulo, where he died aged 69.
Works Doctor Esperanto (1973) Esperanto without Prejudice (1978) Speeches to My Children Speaking Course Brazil: Is It The Paradise of Esperanto? Soldier of Christ
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Brazilian Esperantist
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Walter Francini was born on 3 June 1926.
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Walter Francini died on 3 May 1996.
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Walter Francini was an esperantist, journalist and writer.
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Walter Francini was Brazilian.
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