Louis-Christophe Zaleski-Zamenhof Esperanto on behalf of the Zamenhof family, Louis-Christophe Zaleski-Zamenhof has nevertheless been disinclined to assume a leading role in the Esperanto movement. Though he had no plans to write an autobiography, Polish journalist Roman Dobrzyński persuaded him to participate in a series of conversations over a ten-year period, which resulted in "La Zamenhof-strato" ("Zamenhof Street", 2003), a book detailing his life during the Nazi occupation of Poland, including his experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto and the Polish Resistance. Beyond an account of his own life, the book also relates the philosophy, history and tribulations of the Esperanto movement pioneered by
Ludwik de Laveaux (officer) Ludwik de Laveaux (officer) Ludwik de Laveaux was a Brigadier General of the Polish Army in World War I, World War II and Polish–Soviet War. He was born June 18, 1891 in Frysztakua a relative of the painter, Ludwik de Laveaux. He graduated in 1911 from Krakow University, and then studied architecture at the Technical University of Lwów. In World War I he served in the Polish legions 1 and 4 in the Lvov region. Starting a private soldier he was made an officer April 1, 1916, and in 1917 took command of the "city Defense Command" where they took