Willem Jacob Visser
Willem Visser (1915 — 1991), Dutch linguist, interlinguist
About Willem Jacob Visser
Lived 1914 – 1991 (aged 76). Willem Jacob Visser was a Dutch linguist and interlinguist.
Willem Jacob Visser (27 December 1914, Rotterdam – 16 May 1991, Zeist) worked to unite the organizations of different auxiliary languages. In the 1970s, he edited a magazine Union in Eurolatin, his own variation of Interlingua. In the pages of Union, he published articles and excerpts from users of all auxiliary languages and their periodicals. Visser argued that "interlinguists throughout the world should become friends", and his magazine is credited with improving understanding. He was Ido Representative in the Netherlands and later a member of Interlingua-Nederland.
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Who was Willem Jacob Visser?
Willem Visser (1915 — 1991), Dutch linguist, interlinguist
When was Willem Jacob Visser born?
Willem Jacob Visser was born on 27 December 1914.
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Willem Jacob Visser died on 16 May 1991.
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Willem Jacob Visser was a linguist and interlinguist.
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Willem Jacob Visser was Dutch.
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