Harold Williams (linguist)
New Zealand journalist, editor and polyglot (1876–1928) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Harold Whitmore Williams (6 April 1876 – 18 November 1928) was a New Zealand journalist, foreign editor of The Times and polyglot who is considered to have been one of the most accomplished polyglots in history. He is said to have known over 58 languages, naturally including his native English. He "proved to know every language of the Austrian Empire", Hungarian, Czech, Albanian, Serbian, Romanian, Swedish, Basque, Turkish, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Tagalog, Coptic, Egyptian, Hittite, Old Irish, and other dialects.[1]
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Born | (1876-04-06)6 April 1876 Auckland, New Zealand |
Died | 18 November 1928(1928-11-18) (aged 52) London, England |
Occupation(s) | Linguist Journalist |
Spouse | Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams |
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