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Mezzofanti, Giuseppe

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Cardinal and linguist, born at Bologna; celebrated for the number of languages he knew, some 58 in all; lived chiefly in Rome, and was keeper of the Vatican library; Byron called him "a walking polyglot" (1771-1848).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Mezzofanti, Giuseppe'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/mezzofanti-giuseppe.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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