Ivy Kellerman Reed
Ivy Kellerman Reed (Oshkosh [Wisconsin], July 8, 1877 – La Jolla [California], February 7, 1968) was an American author in the international language Esperanto. An accomplished linguist with four academic degrees for work in Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, and Persian and half a dozen modern languages, Reed was an ardent Esperantist. Biography. She wrote two grammars for Esperanto. The "Complete Grammar of the International Language", published in 1910, is a thorough, university-level examination of Esperanto grammar aimed at university- and college students, especially if they want to continue learning other languages. The "Practical Grammar of the International Language , first published in 1915, that ran to several editions, is targeted at the public. Both are available today online from Project Gutenberg or archive.org free of charge. She was the translator with Ralph A. Lewin, of the famous Esperanto edition of Winnie-the-Pooh". She also translated Shakespeare’s "As You Like It", the first performance of which was given at the sixth World Esperanto Congress in Washington D.C. in 1910. She served as editor of "American Esperantist." She was a graduate of Ohio State University, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta. She earned a master's  degree from Cornell University and a Ph.D. magna cum laude from the University of Chicago. She was also a lawyer. She served as grand treasurer of Delta Delta Delta from 1900 to 1902.