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Born | 1976 or 1977 (age 46–47) |
Nationality | British |
Known for | Polyglottism |
Richard Simcott (born 1976/1977) [1] is a British polyglot who lives in Skopje, North Macedonia. He speaks 16 languages fluently. HarperCollins referred to him as "One of the most multilingual people from the United Kingdom". [2] Besides the languages that he exhibits fluency in, he has also actively studied more than 50 languages at some point in his career. [3]
Originally from Chester, [1] Simcott's first language was English. He began learning French at a young age, and since he grew up near the England–Wales border, he learnt Welsh as well. After his father remarried to a Thai woman, he started to learn Thai during his teenage years after visiting Thailand. Since that time he has learned a range of languages including Turkish, Polish, Hebrew, Chinese, Icelandic, Macedonian [4], Esperanto and Maltese. [5] [6] Simcott has worked with languages in the UK diplomatic service, he has been a production manager for Emoderation as well as being the languages director for Polpea. He has also hosted a range of Polyglot conferences internationally, and is the current head of the Polyglot Conference. [7] He was interviewed by 16×9 for a short television programme about polyglots. [8] Simcott runs his own blog Speaking Fluently and has published a book on French Short Stories. In 2015, the Goethe Institut named him Ambassador for Multilingualism. [9] [1]
On his profile on Linkedin, he states he has native level command in English, and speaks French, German, Spanish, Dutch and Macedonian. [10] He can speak about 30 languages in total to some degree. [11] Simcott continues to study languages in a university environment, which differs from other polyglots. [1]
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an advertisement. (September 2019) |
Richard Simcott | |
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Born | 1976 or 1977 (age 46–47) |
Nationality | British |
Known for | Polyglottism |
Richard Simcott (born 1976/1977) [1] is a British polyglot who lives in Skopje, North Macedonia. He speaks 16 languages fluently. HarperCollins referred to him as "One of the most multilingual people from the United Kingdom". [2] Besides the languages that he exhibits fluency in, he has also actively studied more than 50 languages at some point in his career. [3]
Originally from Chester, [1] Simcott's first language was English. He began learning French at a young age, and since he grew up near the England–Wales border, he learnt Welsh as well. After his father remarried to a Thai woman, he started to learn Thai during his teenage years after visiting Thailand. Since that time he has learned a range of languages including Turkish, Polish, Hebrew, Chinese, Icelandic, Macedonian [4], Esperanto and Maltese. [5] [6] Simcott has worked with languages in the UK diplomatic service, he has been a production manager for Emoderation as well as being the languages director for Polpea. He has also hosted a range of Polyglot conferences internationally, and is the current head of the Polyglot Conference. [7] He was interviewed by 16×9 for a short television programme about polyglots. [8] Simcott runs his own blog Speaking Fluently and has published a book on French Short Stories. In 2015, the Goethe Institut named him Ambassador for Multilingualism. [9] [1]
On his profile on Linkedin, he states he has native level command in English, and speaks French, German, Spanish, Dutch and Macedonian. [10] He can speak about 30 languages in total to some degree. [11] Simcott continues to study languages in a university environment, which differs from other polyglots. [1]
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