Biography of the World's Greatest Linguists Mario Pei

About the biography of Mario Pei one of the greatest linguists in history and the world.

THE WORLD'S GREATEST LINGUISTS

MARIO PEI (b. 1901)

An Italian-born American recognized as one of the most prominent authorities and authors on languages, Pei created the 37-language course now called The World's Chief Languages at Columbia University. With the possible exception of Georges Schmidt (below), he speaks, reads, or understands more tongues than any other living person.