Biography of the World's Greatest Linguists Sir Thomas Urquhart

About the biography of Sir Thomas Urquhart one of the greatest linguists in history and the world.

THE WORLD'S GREATEST LINGUISTS

SIR THOMAS URQUHART (1611-1660)

The famous English translator of Rabelais was a polyglot who invented a universal language in which every word could be read backward or forward. He died, incidentally, in a fit of joyous laughter on learning that King Charles II of England had been restored to the throne.