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Pent Nurmekund

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Pent Nurmekund (16 December 1906 Kilingi Parish – 28 December 1996 Tartu) was Estonian linguist, polyglot. He was fluent in about 70 foreign languages and at the same time he was one of the leading polyglots in the world.[1]

1930-1935 he studied Romanic and Germanic philology at Tartu University. Graduation gave him Magister Philosophiae[1]

1955-1986 he was lecturer at Tartu University.[1]

1950s he found Cabinet of Orientalistics at Tartu University.[1]

1991 he got Wiedemann Language Award.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Kändler, Tiit (2002). A Hundred Great Estonians of the 20th Century. Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers. pp. 122–123. ISBN 9985-70-103-8.
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