on average, a language dies out every other week (Unesco)
There are approximately 6703 languages spoken worldwide today. However, half of these are likely to disappear within this century. Alongside these languages, entire sections of human culture are threatened with extinction.
GrandPrizePlato of the best politician of the year. Read more >
GRAND PRIX LEONARDO DA VINCI
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 Florence, Italy- May 2, 1519 Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France)wasatalentedItalianRenaissanceRomanCatholicpolymath:architect,anatomist,sculptor,engineer,inventor,geometer,scientist,mathematician,musician,painterandphilosophe.Hehasbeendescribedasthearchetypeofthe"Renaissanceman",amaninfinitelycuriousandequallyinventive.Heiswidelyconsideredtobeoneofthegreatestpaintersofalltimeandauniversalgenius.
GrandPrizeLeonardodaVinciwill be awarded to the best artist, inventor or writer of the year.