Hans Jakob (Esperantist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hans Jakob (Esperantist)

Esperantist (1891-1967)

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1891

Place of Birth: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1967

Profession: Esperantist, Director of UEA

Nationality: Switzerland, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Hans Jakob (Esperantist)

  • Hans Jakob Notz (Heidelberg, 15 December 1891 – Geneva, 1967) was a German-born Swiss Esperantist.
  • His real name was Franz. A student of Commerce, he moved from Heidelberg to Geneva in 1912, so that he could follow his studies.
  • He would live in Geneva the rest of his life. There he started to work for the World Esperanto Association, of which he had been a member since 1909.
  • In 1934 he resigned from the role of Director, as a form of protest, and started working elsewhere.
  • In the end, he worked in an office of the Swiss federation until he retired. He got married two times, and had a daughter.
  • He was a member of the Swiss Socialist Party.

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