Cyrillic script the Komi language and various alphabets for Caucasian languages. Since the script was conceived and popularised by the followers of Cyril and Methodius, rather than by Cyril and Methodius themselves, its name denotes homage rather than authorship. The name "Cyrillic" often confuses people who are not familiar with the script's history, because it does not identify a country of origin (in contrast to the "Greek alphabet"). Among the general public, it is often called "the Russian alphabet," because Russian is the most popular and influential alphabet based on the script. Some Bulgarian intellectuals, notably Stefan Tsanev, have expressed concern over
Cyril Le Marquand his sudden death on 27 February 1980. The States of Jersey office building, Cyril Le Marquand House on Union Street, is named after him. Cyril Le Marquand Cyril Le Marquand (1902 - 1980) was a Jersey politician and businessman. He was born on 6 March 1902 at Bel Royal, St Lawrence, the only son of Joshua Le Marquand and Lilian Le Feuvre. He was educated at Victoria College from 1916 to 1919, and joined the family business of Le Marquand Brothers on leaving school. In 1939, just after the outbreak of war, he left Jersey with his family and lived