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presented a reformed Esperanto in 1893.
This date is off by a year: Zamenhof’s reform proposal is documented as a 1894 project, not a 1893 one.
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The article dates Zamenhof’s own reform proposal to 1893, but the standard historical record places that proposal in 1894.
A source page specifically devoted to the reform project states: “In 1894, L. L. Zamenhof … proposed a complete series of reforms to Esperanto.” It also notes that the proposal was published in response to reform ideas that had arisen after Esperanto’s 1887 publication. Separately, a historical overview from UC San Diego says Zamenhof “had been bullied into putting some reforms to a vote in 1894.”
So the claim that he "presented a reformed Esperanto in 1893" is incorrect; the reform proposal and vote belong to 1894.
2 sources
- 1894 Esperanto reform project - Wikipedia
In 1894, L. L. Zamenhof ... proposed a complete series of reforms to Esperanto ... It is notable as the only complete Esperantido to be authored by Zamenhof himself.
- The Boulogne Declaration
Zamenhof had been bullied into putting some reforms to a vote in 1894 and they had been voted down.