Ludwik Zamenhof: A Major Contributor to World Culture, on the 150^th Anniversary of His Birth

 The author reported no proprietary or commercial interest in any product mentioned or concept discussed in this article.The author would like to thank: Dr Ilona Koutny, Mrs Zofia Banet- Fornalowa, Mr Zbigniew Kórnicki, and Dr Marjorie Boulton for their continuous support and guidance in Esperanto documents and the details of Ludwik Zamenhof and his family's life; Prof Michael Hubenstorf from the Department of the History of Medicine in Vienna University for his guidance in the history of Vienna ophthalmology departments in the 19th century; Ms Olga Kerziouk, Curator-Cataloguer, Ukrainian & Esperanto Collections, British Library, for her support in access to original Esperanto documents; Dr James Ravin and Dr Stan Thompson for their suggestions concerning the content of the paper; and Mrs Anna Fijakowska, MS, Poznan, Poland, for her help with the proofreading of the English text.

PII: S0039-6257(09)00160-X

doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2009.06.007

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