International Fixed Calendar League
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The International Fixed Calendar League (IFCL) was an organization that campaigned to establish the International Fixed Calendar
, a calendar of 13 months of 28 days each with one extra day at the end of each year called the "Year-day".
The IFCL was founded in 1923 by Moses B. Cotsworth
, who subsequently became its director. From its London
headquarters, the IFCL helped to form national committees to promote the simplification of the Gregorian calendar
. Initially the IFCL attracted the sympathy and some support of the League of Nations
.
Starting in 1924, George Eastman
spent large amounts of money to lobby the U.S. Congress and the League of Nations, and in 1927-28, a United States office of the IFCL was set up in Rochester, New York
(headquarters of the Eastman Kodak Company).
The collaboration of the League of Nations ended in the late 1930s due to lack of consensus, and the IFCL ceased activities shortly thereafter.
International Fixed Calendar
The International Fixed calendar is a solar calendar proposal for calendar reform designed by Moses B...
, a calendar of 13 months of 28 days each with one extra day at the end of each year called the "Year-day".
The IFCL was founded in 1923 by Moses B. Cotsworth
Moses B. Cotsworth
Moses Bruine Cotsworth was a calendar reformer.He started his career in a variety of companies where his analytical skills were valuable. Based on his work at the North Eastern Railway Company, he published a book on railway rates...
, who subsequently became its director. From its London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
headquarters, the IFCL helped to form national committees to promote the simplification of the Gregorian calendar
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter...
. Initially the IFCL attracted the sympathy and some support of the League of Nations
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...
.
Starting in 1924, George Eastman
George Eastman
George Eastman was an American innovator and entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company and invented roll film, helping to bring photography to the mainstream...
spent large amounts of money to lobby the U.S. Congress and the League of Nations, and in 1927-28, a United States office of the IFCL was set up in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
(headquarters of the Eastman Kodak Company).
The collaboration of the League of Nations ended in the late 1930s due to lack of consensus, and the IFCL ceased activities shortly thereafter.