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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 physics and chemistry, 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 218,142 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Kató Lomb is the 2,295th most popular writer (up from 2,797th in 2019), the 239th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 279th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Hungarian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kató Lomb ranks 2,295 out of 5,755Before her are Cao Yu, Mir Taqi Mir, Zabel Yesayan, Nikolay Dobrolyubov, Juvencus, and Varro Atacinus. After her are Yehuda Amichai, Paul Hazard, Dares Phrygius, André Pieyre de Mandiargues, François Hotman, and Wolfgang Iser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Kató Lomb ranks 117Before her are Juan Bosch, André Cayatte, Richard Wurmbrand, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, Gottfried von Cramm, and Gene Krupa. After her are André Pieyre de Mandiargues, Attilio Demaría, Harro Schulze-Boysen, Dean Rusk, David Frankfurter, and Homi J. Bhabha. Among people deceased in 2003, Kató Lomb ranks 101Before her are Marie Trintignant, Massimo Girotti, Mario Merz, Guy Thys, Eizo Yuguchi, and Jaba Ioseliani. After her are Neil Postman, Jacques Deray, Bernard Williams, Anita Mui, John Ritter, and Donald Davidson.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Kató Lomb ranks 239 out of 866Before her are Prince Álmos (1070), Marta Eggerth (1912), Ferenc Plattkó (1898), Princess Maria Antonia Koháry (1797), Janus Pannonius (1434), and József Antall (1932). After her are Gyula Benczúr (1844), Thomas Szasz (1920), Miklós Németh (1948), Frigyes Karinthy (1887), Alfréd Schaffer (1893), and Nikola Jurišić (1490).

Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, Kató Lomb ranks 22Before her are Hannah Szenes (1921), Mór Jókai (1825), Viktor Barna (1911), György Konrád (1933), Miloš Crnjanski (1893), and Janus Pannonius (1434). After her are Frigyes Karinthy (1887), Péter Esterházy (1950), Miklós Radnóti (1909), Béla Király (1912), Anton Bernolák (1762), and George Tabori (1914).