Richard H. Geoghegan

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Richard H. Geoghegan
Geoghegan, c. 1895
Born	(1866-01-08)8 January 1866 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Died	27 October 1943(1943-10-27) (aged 77) Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.
Nationality	British
Occupation	Court stenographer
Known for	Accomplished linguist; first Esperantist from the English-speaking world

Richard Henry Geoghegan (/ˈɡeɪɡən/ GAY-gən;^[1] 8 January 1866 – 27 October 1943) was an Anglo-American philologist and the first known Esperantist from the English-speaking world.^[2] As a young man, he emigrated to the United States, first living in Washington state and then in the Alaska Territory.^[3]