volapükologist

A volapükologist (Volapük: volapükavan) is a person whose scientific interest is Volapük or who learns the language for hobby reasons. There is a difference between a volapükologist and a volapükist. The latter can be defined as a person who joined the Volapük movement with the goal of promoting and disseminating Volapük as the international auxiliary language. The language Volapük itself quickly acquired support after it appeared, both in Europe and America. There were three international congresses: the first in 1884 in Friedrichshafen, the second in 1887 in Munich and the third in 1889 in Paris. By 1889 there were 316 textbooks available in 25 languages, 283 clubs and around 25 magazines. In 1887 the American Philosophical Society established a commission for the evaluation of the scien...