Georges Lagrange
Illustration — Georges Lagrange at the conference Georges Lagrange (August 31, 1928 in Gagny, Seine-Saint-Denis – April 30, 2004 in Poitiers) was a French Esperantist writer and member of the Academy of Esperanto. He translated several theater pieces from French to Esperanto, acted in some of them, and wrote poems and detective novels under the pseudonym Serĝo Elgo.
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Georges Lagrange

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- 1928
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Illustration — Georges Lagrange at the conference Georges Lagrange (August 31, 1928 in Gagny, Seine-Saint-Denis – April 30, 2004 in Poitiers) was a French Esperantist writer and member of the Academy of Esperanto. He translated several theater pieces from French to Esperanto, acted in some of them, and wrote poems and detective novels under the pseudonym Serĝo Elgo.
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• Andromaka, and Fedra, Jean Racine • Hernani, Victor Hugo, • Justuloj, Albert Camus • Fatomaŝino, Jean Cocteau • La kalva Kantistino, Eugène Ionesco
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He also worked under the name Serĝo Elgo. The authorities additionally record the heading Serĝo Elgo. His recorded languages were Esperanto and French. He was the child of René Lagrange. He married Erika Lagrange. 3 children are recorded: Arno Lagrange, Patrick Lagrange and Bernard Lagrange.
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1928
Georges Lagrange was born on 31 August 1928.
2004
Georges Lagrange died on 30 April 2004.
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- 1.revues anarcho-syndicalistes de la CGT-SR et espagnoles, Sennaciulo.
- 2.Informations fournies par Georges Lagrange dans une correspondance privée à son fils.
- 3.Cours Lebeuf, Paris
- 4.Ets Canavy à Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 1953-1962
- 5."Pianos 95" à Groslay, 1970-1985
- 6.La marque Elger et le pseudonyme Elgo sont inspirés des initiales « L. G. » pour Lagrange Georges.
- 7.Institut technologique européen des métiers de la musique
- 8.Il cite un certain Tronte, militant anarcho-syndicaliste, ami de son père qui lui avait laissé des revues en espéranto (Sennaciulo). En le revoyant plus tard Georges constatera que Tronte n'avait qu'une connaissance superficielle de l'espéranto et qu'il était à peine connu des autres espérantophones.
- 9.il apprend à l'aide d'une édition de 1922 du Cours rationnel qui lui paraît démodée en 1947.
- 10.Patrick, 1954, astronome, qui a cotraduit un album d'Astérix en espéranto, Bernard, 1955, chercheur écologiste, auteur d'une étude sur le biométhane, Arno, 1956, acteur espérantophone.
- 11.TESPA = Teatro Esperanto de Parizo
- 12.Jacques Le Puil est un chansonnier qui s'est produit dans des salles parisiennes en français et a enregistré plusieurs albums en espéranto dont une partie des textes ont été traduits pour lui par G. Lagrange
- 13.Ruza kruĉo signifie "Cruche rusée" et forme calembour en à-peu-près de "Ruĝa Kruco" = la Croix Rouge
- 14."La KancerKliniko" en abrégé LKK qui est habituellement lu comme acronyme connu en espéranto de "Loka Kongresa Komitato" = Comité Local de Congrès tant les congrès sont un moment important de la vie culturelle espérantophone. revue humoristique et satirique qui se définit comme "revue culturelle politique scandaleuse et nawakiste" (n'importequoi-ïste) (politika kultura skandalema ajnista)
- 15.:eo:Kultura Centro Esperantista
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Career and activity. Lagrange worked in creative and professional writing, poetry and translation. He belonged to Academy of Esperanto and French Esperanto Institute.
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