The Church Missionary Society, operating in Lagos, Nigeria developed Yoruba writing script in 1875. Continue reading
Category: Language
Greeks Develop Punctuation System
Greek scholar Aristophanes of Byzantium, developed the punctuation system circa 200 BCE, Continue reading
Marsiliana Tablet Discovered in Tuscany
The Marsiliana Tablet has Etruscan writing dating back to the eighth century BCE. Continue reading
The Castle of Otranto was published
The first gothic novel by Horace Walpole was The Castle of Otranto was published in England in 1764. Continue reading
Doister Wrote First the First English Comedy Play
Ralph Roister Doister wrote the first English five-act comedy play in doggerel and song Continue reading
First Written Secular Play
Dramatist Henry Medwall wrote the first English secular play Fulgens and Lucrece in 1490, Continue reading
William Smellie
William Smellie (5 February 1697 – 5 March 1763) was a Scottish obstetrician and medical instructor who practiced and taught primarily in London. Continue reading
Christine de Pisan
Christine de Pisan was the first professional female author, as a means to support three children following the death of her courtier husband in 1389. Continue reading
Encyclopaedia Britannica Published
The first English encyclopedia was published, Encyclopaedia Britannica aka A Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, containing short entries on a wide variety of subjects with longer essays on important topics Continue reading
Hebrew Language Was Revived for Modern Usage
Hebrew, the national language of the state of Israel was revived for modern use as daily speech following the Jewish Babylonian exile circa 586 BCE, and adopted as the official language of Israel in 1948. Continue reading