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Alexander Gode

Alexander Gode, German-American linguist and translator (died 1970)

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Born
October 30, 1906
Died
August 10, 1970
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1906

About Alexander Gode

Alexander Gottfried Friedrich Gode-von Aesch was a German-born American linguist, translator and the driving force behind the creation of the auxiliary language Interlingua. Gode was involved with the International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA) from 1933 on, sporadically at first. Instead, he and the former director of research, Ezra Clark Stillman, wanted to record the international vocabulary that, in their view, already existed. In 1953, the role of IALA was assumed by the Interlingua Division of Science Service, and Gode became the division director.

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Alexander Gode timeline

  1. Gode was involved with the International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA) from 1933 on, sporadically at first.
  2. In 1953, the role of IALA was assumed by the Interlingua Division of Science Service, and Gode became the division director.

The world when Alexander Gode was born

Alexander Gode was born in 1906. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1906

  • Best-selling bookThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox upset Cubs in World Series
  • Top headlineSan Francisco earthquake and fire — 3,000+ killed
  • Technology milestoneFirst radio broadcast of voice and music
  • World population~1.66B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population84.6M

1906 versus 2026

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Measure19062026
Population84.6M341 million

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