1909 - 2003
Kató Lomb Hungarian Linguist
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Details
| First Name |
Kató
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| Last Name |
Lomb
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| Birthday |
8th February, 1909
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| Birthplace |
Pécs, Hungary
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| Died |
9th June, 2003
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| Place of Death |
Budapest, Hungary
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Nationality |
Hungarian
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| Occupation Text |
Interpreter
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| Occupation |
Linguist
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Kató Lomb (8 February 1909 – 9 June 2003) was a Hungarian interpreter, translator and one of the first simultaneous interpreters in the world.
Originally she graduated in physics and chemistry, but her interest soon led her to languages. Native in Hungarian, she was able to interpret fluently in nine or ten languages (in four of them even without preparation), and she translated technical literature and read belles-lettres in six languages.She was able to understand journalism in further eleven languages. As she put it, altogether she earned money with sixteen languages (Bulgarian, Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian). She learned these languages mostly by self-effort, as an autodidact. Her aims to acquire these languages were most of all practical, to satisfy her interest.
