From: Thom Quinn (tquinn@wi.rr.com)
Date: Sun Dec 22 2002 - 19:45:54 MST
> That might feasible. The figure I recall seeing was with respect to
> a prodigy in the late 1800's that had mastered all of the major European
> languages and several Asian languages as well.
There are probably several such prodigies; yet, my own history recalls one
such man: Jeremiah Curtin (1835-1906).
I grew up in the same small village that he lived as a child (Greendale,
Wisconsin). I even toured his house (very small) one of the few times it was
opened to the public in the 1980s. My own childhood home is only five
minutes away by car.
More can be read here, if you care to do so:
http://www.uwm.edu/map/buildings/vt-crt-prof.html
Thom
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