WRITER

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kató Lomb has received more than 231,172 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Kató Lomb is the 4,156th most popular writer (down from 2,288th in 2019), the 448th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 239th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Hungarian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Watashi no gaikokugo gakushūhō
Modern Languages, Study and teaching, Language and languages
2000
Harmony of Babel
2018
Polyglot
Study and teaching, Language and languages
2008
Nyelvekről jut eszembe--
Language and languages
1983
Bábeli harmónia
Multilingualism, Language acquisition
1988
Egy tolmács a világ körül
Voyages and travels, Biography, Travelers
1979

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kató Lomb ranks 4,156 out of 7,302. Before her are Pepetela, Glen A. Larson, Nicholas Pileggi, Giuseppe Adami, Milovan Glišić, and Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg. After her are Hector Bianciotti, Thaddeus Bulgarin, Eva Illouz, Osip Senkovsky, Hiromi Kawakami, and Antun Gustav Matoš.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Kató Lomb ranks 225. Before her are Sven Jonasson, Licia Albanese, David Murray, Heinz Erhardt, Durgabai Deshmukh, and Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma. After her are Bernabé Ferreyra, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, Song Renqiong, Claude Chevalley, Tatiana Proskouriakoff, and Roberto Battaglia. Among people deceased in 2003, Kató Lomb ranks 200. Before her are Timothy Treadwell, Olle Anderberg, Flóra Kádár, Izzat Ghazzawi, Kriangsak Chamanan, and Derek Prince. After her are Veikko Hakulinen, Strom Thurmond, Piet Dankert, Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Fedora Barbieri, and Viguen.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Kató Lomb ranks 448 out of 1,077. Before her are Flóra Kádár (1928), Sándor Weöres (1913), László Sárosi (1932), Viktor Kassai (1975), Lajos Détári (1963), and Antal Nagy (1944). After her are László Paskai (1927), Moshe Sanbar (1926), András Adorján (1950), Katalin Szőke (1935), Vera T. Sós (1930), and Imre Frivaldszky (1799).

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Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, Kató Lomb ranks 50. Before her are Gyula Krúdy (1878), Milán Füst (1888), Ferenc Fejtő (1909), Yuriy Venelin (1802), Edith Bruck (1931), and Sándor Weöres (1913). After her are Gyula Illyés (1902), Mihály Csokonai (1773), Jenő Rejtő (1905), Ferenc Karinthy (1921), József Katona (1791), and István Fekete (1900).

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