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About Montagu C. Butler

Birth

1884

Death

1970

Biography

Montagu Christie Butler was a British academic, librarian, lexicographer, musician, and Esperantist. A winner of several prizes at the Royal Academy of Music in London, he was a harpist and a versatile music teacher skilled in playing various musical instruments, as well as a teacher of voice and of musical composition.

Montagu C. Butler was a multifaceted figure who excelled as a musician, lexicographer, and librarian.

Born in London in 1884, he dedicated much of his life to the study and teaching of languages.

He is globally recognized for his fundamental work, Step by step in Esperanto.

His work as a linguist and translator was key to spreading Esperanto among English speakers.

Throughout his career, he published seven works focused primarily on dictionaries and textbooks.