Piron, Claude

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Name (Hebrew)
פירון, קלוד
Name (Latin)
Piron, Claude
Other forms of name
Valano, Johan
Date of birth
1931-02-26
Date of death
2008-01-22
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q12801
Library of congress: n 80063947
Sources of Information
  • His Translation in international organizations, 1979:t.p. (Claude Piron) p. 29 (teaches psychology, Univ. of Geneva)
  • German Wikipedia WWW site, Jan. 24, 2008(Claude Piron; b. 1931, Namur, Belgium; d. Jan. 22, 2008, Gland, Switzerland; Swiss psychologist; UN translator, 1956-1961; author of works in and on Esperanto)
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Wikipedia description:

Claude Piron, 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, China, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, in Africa and Latin America, and in nearly all the countries of Europe.

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