Claude Piron, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Claude Piron

Swiss translator and Esperantist (1931-2008)

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1931

Place of Birth: Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

Date of Death: 22-Jan-2008

Profession: poet, psychologist, translator, Esperantist, essayist, linguist, non-fiction writer, esperantologist

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Claude Piron (26 February 1931 – 22 January 2008), also known by the pseudonym Johán Valano, was a Swiss psychologist, Esperantist, translator, and writer.
He worked as a translator for the United Nations from 1956 to 1961 and then for the World Health Organization. He was a prolific author of Esperanto works.
He spoke Esperanto from childhood and used it in Japan, the People's Republic of China, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, in Africa and Latin America, and in nearly all the countries of Europe.