# Harold Williams

> Harold Whitmore Williams 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.

*New Zealand journalist, editor and polyglot (1876-1928)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Born:** 1876-04-06
- **Died:** 1928-11-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.0 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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