Interlingue is a constructed language. It was called "Occidental" between 1922 and 1947. Edgar von Wahl, one of the first Esperantists created it. Von Wahl was from the city of Tallinn in Estonia, which was in the Russian Empire but later became its own country. He spoke German, Russian, Estonian and French since he was a child and had natural ability in languages. He is often called "de Wahl".