Hector Hodler

1887–1920 (age 33)

Biography

Hector Hodler championed Esperanto with a passionate belief in a shared tongue as a path to mutual understanding, writing, organizing, and inspiring early internationalists to meet one another.

His grave in the Cemetery of Saint George stands as a reminder of the bridges he forged between cultures and the hopeful letters he penned for future generations.

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