L. L. Zamenhof

This public artwork in Valletta is dedicated to Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof (1859–1917), the Polish-Jewish ophthalmologist who created the constructed language Esperanto in the late 19th century. Zamenhof published his first grammar in 1887 under the pen name 'Doktoro Esperanto' — a pseudonym that ultimately gave the language its name. The precise form of the artwork — whether bust, sculpture, or plaque — cannot be determined from available data. Its presence in Valletta reflects the global reach of the Esperanto movement, which still maintains active speaker communities worldwide.