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George Cox
1838–1909
A British army officer who took up Esperanto late in life, he became one of the language's early champions and wrote one of its first substantial English-language guides. His work also included translations that helped bring literature and religious texts to new Esperanto readers.
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About the author
After a long career in the British Army, George Cox turned his energy toward Esperanto in the early 1900s. He is remembered as an early British supporter of the language and as the author of A Grammar and Commentary on the International Language Esperanto (1906), a detailed handbook that helped English-speaking learners approach the new international language.
Cox also contributed to the wider Esperanto movement through writing and translation. Sources indicate that he worked with The British Esperantist, took part in translation work on the New Testament, and published translations from The Arabian Nights. That combination of practical teaching and literary work gave him a lasting place in Esperanto's early history.