Bertilo Wennergren
Bertilo Wennergren (Swedish: Bertil Wennergren; Esperanto pronunciation [berˈtilo ˈveneɡren]; born 4 October 1956) is a Swedish Esperantist currently living in Seoul, South Korea. He spends part of each year in the village of Schossin in northern Germany.
Brief biography
Having spoken Esperanto since 1980, he became a member of the Esperanto Academy in 2001 and holds the post of director of the Academy's General Dictionary section. He is author of the books Plena Manlibro de Esperanta Gramatiko (Complete Manual of Esperanto Grammar) and Landoj kaj lingvoj de la mondo (Lands and Languages of the World). He is also the author of a Swedish-language book to teach Esperanto.
Wennergren was a member of the Amplifiki band, and is now a member of Persone. In 2002 he married the Esperantist Birke Dockhorn.
On December 19, 2006 the journal La Ondo de Esperanto named him as Esperantist of the Year for 2006 in recognition of his Plena Manlibro de Esperanta Gramatiko.
See also
External links
- (Esperanto) Bertilo Wennergren
- (Esperanto) Information on biography of Wennergren: Gramatikisto, rokisto aŭ perversulo?, by Sonja Kisa
- (Esperanto) Interviews with Esperantists of the Year, including Wennergren
- (Esperanto) Plena Manlibro de Esperanta Gramatiko
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