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Harold Williams

Biography

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.

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Credited work

17 releases · 7 albums · active 1962–2013

  • Performance · 16
  • Other credits · 3

Studios: Koala Record Company Studio · Federal Records Studio

Frequent collaborators

  • Lonnie Russ
  • Keith Stewart
  • The Jamaican Jazz Crusaders
  • Leslie Butler Plus 3
  • Lord Jellicoe And His Calypso Monarchs

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