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Ned Katryn
A lively early Esperanto writer remembered for witty congress reports and a close connection to the movement’s French circles. The name appears as the pen name of a French captain, giving these works a mix of humor, observation, and historical curiosity.
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About the author
Ned Katryn is the name attached to several Esperanto works from the early 1900s, including Raporto pri la oka kongreso de esperantistoj (Krakovo 1912), which is listed by Project Gutenberg and other book catalogs as one of the author’s publications.
An Esperanto reference page identifies Ned Katryn as the pseudonym of a Frenchman named Lefebvre, described as a captain in Versailles before World War I. The same source says he wrote many articles for Lingvo Internacia and was especially known for humorous reports about Universal Congresses.
That makes Katryn an interesting figure for readers of Esperanto history: less a widely documented public celebrity than a vivid voice from the movement’s formative years, with writing that seems to capture both its ideals and its social life.