Will
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Leonard Latkovski, Sr. (1905-1991)
The above linked to page wrote:
| He was a distinguished polyglot, fluent in 18 languages and able to translate 32 languages. |
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The Below Added on Edit
I came across an article that included someone's recollections of Leonard Latkovski, Sr.:
Why I Love Words
The author of the above article wrote:
| I also continued to meet regularly with Professor Latkovski. Sometimes emergency phone calls interrupted our lessons: A Polish woman who spoke no English was in labor at a nearby hospital. A Romanian family who had just moved to the area was seeking an interpreter. A Turkish woman who had arrived in Louisville for surgery needed a translator. Professor Latkovski was the one to call. |
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The author of the above article wrote:
| Over the years, I sometimes asked the professor how many languages he spoke; he invariably dismissed the question with a chuckle and a shrug, adding in all seriousness, "There are many languages I do not know." |
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Edited by Will on 04 August 2006 at 1:46am
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