Meta Auld: Honorary Member

On the day in which we remember Klara Zamenhof, the wife of the creator of Esperanto, one hundred years after her death, EAB is proud to announce that Meta Auld has kindly accepted an invitation to become an honorary member, offered to her as we celebrate the centenary of her husband, Bill Auld.

Meta's story mirrors Klara's. In both cases the husbands were the focus, and achieved great things for Esperanto. Their achievements would not have been possible without the sacrifices of their wives. Klara Zamenhof was left alone with two children in Warsaw whilst a penniless Ludoviko moved to Kherson and Grodno in search of income. Similarly, Meta Auld was responsible for giving Bill the freedom to put in the enormous hours that he did. She was the strong set of roots which allowed Bill to flourish for Esperanto.

Meta with Bill in the 1970s. The photo was found in his wallet when he died.

EAB thanks Meta (and Judith Auld, Meta and Bill's daughter) for her kind assistance with our project Festjaro BAULDTON, which celebrates the lives of our luminaries, Bill Auld and Marjorie Boulton, in the year when they would have turned 100.