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Neo predates 1961. A Neo manual by Arturo Alfandari is dated October 1, 1937, so 1961 is a later publication milestone rather than the language's original date.
Full reasoning
The infobox gives Neo's date as 1961, but published evidence shows the language already existed much earlier.
- A scan of Alfandari's early Neo manual contains his own date line: "Bruxelles, le 1er octobre 1937. Arturo Alfandari."
- A later secondary account explains the timeline: Alfandari was already devising Neo in 1937, while 1961 was the year he published a later bound manual that brought the language wider attention.
So using 1961 as the language's date is misleading without qualification: it refers to a later major publication, not Neo's initial creation/publication.
2 sources
- Méthode pratique de NEO (scan)
Bruxelles, le ler octobre 1937. Arturo Alfandari.
- Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - in Neo
In 1937 when it looked as though war was inevitable, Alfandari decided ... In 1961 he published a bound manual of his international language Neo.