Who is the person who speaks the most
languages fluently and how many does she or
he speak?
by 
Wolfgang
ANSWERS: 1
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"A person who speaks several languages is called a polyglot. The following individuals claimed to speak 10 or more languages: Ziad Fazah - claims to speak 59 languages Alexander Arguelles - "knowledge" of 21+ languages P.V. Narasimha Rao - 13 languages Sir John Bowring - reportedly spoke 100 languages, with knowledge of 200+ Giuseppe Mezzofanti - perfect knowledge of 28 languages Heinrich Schliemann - conversant in 13 languages Jose Rizal - "competent" in 22 languages Harold Williams - fluent in 58 languages Emil Krebs - mastered 68 languages in speech and writing Uku Masing - knowledge of 65 languages Kenneth Hale - speaking knowledge of 50+ languages Daniel Tammet - speaks 10+ languages Richard Francis Burton - spoke 29 languages Barry Farber - "student" of 26 languages Paul Robeson - study of 20+ languages" Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilingualism#Polyglots
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