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Kató Lomb

1909 - 2003

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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 educated in chemistry and physics, her interest soon led her to languages. Native in Hungarian, she could interpret fluently in nine or ten languages (in four, without preparation), translated technical literature, and read belles-lettres in six languages. She understood journalism in a further 11 languages. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kató Lomb is the 2,926th most popular writer (up from 4,156th in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 448th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Hungarian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kató Lomb ranks 2,926 out of 7,302. Before her are Joan Alcover, Richard Wright, Louise Weiss, Acusilaus, Julius Pomponius Laetus, and Zofia Posmysz. After her are Bernardo Guimarães, Maryana Marrash, T. H. White, Marie Marvingt, Moderata Fonte, and Sebastian Franck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Kató Lomb ranks 152. Before her are Lamberto Maggiorani, Géza Toldi, Max Baer, Stephen Cole Kleene, Georg Konrad Morgen, and Luigi Villoresi. After her are Christophe Soglo, Miklós Radnóti, Toshiko Yuasa, Sutan Sjahrir, Koichi Kudo, and Spyros Markezinis. Among people deceased in 2003, Kató Lomb ranks 134. Before her are Hans Hermann Groër, Neil Postman, Julinho, Charles Berlitz, Goffredo Petrassi, and Gordon Mitchell. After her are Ramón Serrano Suñer, Karl Kling, Leopoldo Trieste, Herma Bauma, Alejandro de Tomaso, and Robert Stack.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Kató Lomb ranks 325 out of 1,077. Before her are Gyula Kellner (1871), Mária Mednyánszky (1901), Nicholas Kaldor (1908), Paul Halmos (1916), Gyula Károlyi (1871), and Johann Löwenthal (1810). After her are Catherine of Hungary, Queen of Serbia (1256), Gyula Peidl (1873), Miklós Radnóti (1909), Lajos Czeizler (1893), Károly Palotai (1935), and Stephen Heller (1813).

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Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, Kató Lomb ranks 32. Before her are George Tabori (1914), Anton Bernolák (1762), Janus Pannonius (1434), Miloš Crnjanski (1893), Frigyes Karinthy (1887), and Mihály Vörösmarty (1800). After her are Miklós Radnóti (1909), Antal Szerb (1901), Simon of Kéza (1250), László Polgár (1946), Béla Király (1912), and Péter Szondi (1929).

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