Tibor Sekelj
Tibor Sekelj | |
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Tibor Sekelj in 1983 | |
| Born | 14 February 1912 Georgenberg (part of Poprad), Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 23 September 1988 (aged 76) Subotica, Yugoslavia |
| Occupation | writer, lawyer, explorer, Esperantist |
| Citizenship | Yugoslavian |
| Education | lawyer |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
| Period | 1929–1988 |
| Genre | Esperanto literature |
| Notable works | Kumeŭaŭa, la filo de la ĝangalo (1979) Tempesto sur Akonkagvo, La trovita feliĉo, Tra lando de Indianoj, Nepalo malfermas la pordo (Window on Nepal), Ĝambo Rafiki, Mondmapo, Padma, Mondo de travivaĵoj, Elpafu la sagon, Neĝhomo, Kolektanto de ĉielarkoj; See bibliography |
| Spouse | Erzsébet Sekelj |
Tibor Sekelj (14 February 1912 – 23 September 1988), also known as Székely Tibor according to Hungarian orthography, was a Hungarian born polyglot, explorer, author, and 'citizen of the world.' In 1986 he was elected a member of the Academy of Esperanto and an honorary member of the World Esperanto Association. Among his novels, travel books and essays, his novella Kumeŭaŭa, la filo de la ĝangalo ("Kumewawa, the son of the jungle"), a children's book about the life of Brazilian Indians, was translated into seventeen languages, and in 1987 it was voted best Children's book in Japan. In 2011 the European Esperanto Union declared 2012 "The Year of Tibor Sekelj" to honor the 100th anniversary of his birth.