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George Cox
1838–1909
A British major-general turned early Esperanto advocate, he wrote one of the first substantial English guides to the language. His work helped introduce Esperanto to readers who were curious about its grammar, logic, and international promise.
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About the author
After a long career in the British army, serving in places including Malta, Egypt, and South Africa, George Cox became active in the Esperanto movement in the early 20th century. He is remembered as an English Esperantist who took up the language after his military service and threw himself into promoting it.
His best-known work is The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto: Grammar & Commentary, first published in 1906. Written in a clear, practical way, the book explains how Esperanto works and why its supporters believed it could make communication across countries easier.
He also contributed to the Esperanto press and later translated Aladdin into Esperanto. Though not a widely known literary figure today, he remains part of the language's early history as one of the people who helped present it to English-speaking readers.