page_title: La Espero
hierarchical_section_title: La Espero
caption_attribution_description: L. L. Zamenhof &#160;(1859&#8211;1917)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Alternative names Лазарь Маркович Заменгофь; Ludoviko Lazaro Zamenhof; אליעזר זמנהוף; Eliezer Samenhof; Ludwik Łazarz ZamenhofDescriptionRussian medical doctorInitiator of the language Esperanto&#160;• Iniciatinto de la lingvo Esperanto&#160;• Begründer der Sprache Esperanto&#160;• Инициатор языка ЭсперантоDate of birth/death 15 December 1859 14 April 1917Location of birth/death Białystok WarsawAuthority control : Q11758 VIAF:&#8201;73885295 ISNI:&#8201;0000 0001 0915 3407 LCCN:&#8201;no90015706 NLA:&#8201;35951981 MusicBrainz:&#8201;ef2199e2-4780-40ce-975e-86516a4441c4 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q11758
context_page_description: "La Espero" is a poem written by Polish-Jewish doctor L. L. Zamenhof, the initiator of the Esperanto language. The song is often used as the anthem of Esperanto, and is now usually sung to a triumphal march composed by Félicien Menu de Ménil in 1909. It is sometimes referred to as the hymn of the Esperanto movement.
  Some Esperantists object to the use of terms like "hymn" or "anthem" for La Espero, arguing that these terms have religious and nationalist overtones respectively.
context_section_description: "La Espero" (English: "The Hope") is a poem written by Polish-Jewish doctor L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), the initiator of the Esperanto language. The song is often used as the anthem of Esperanto, and is now usually sung to a triumphal march composed by Félicien Menu de Ménil in 1909 (although there is an earlier, less martial tune created in 1891 by Claes Adelsköld, as well as a number of others less well-known). It is sometimes referred to as the hymn of the Esperanto movement.
  Some Esperantists object to the use of terms like "hymn" or "anthem" for La Espero, arguing that these terms have religious and nationalist overtones respectively.
caption: L. L. Zamenhof, the author of La Espero.
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