Mario Pei
Born: February 16, 1901
Died: March 2, 1978 (aged 77)
Bio: Mario Andrew Pei was an Italian-American linguist and polyglot who wrote a number of popular books known for their accessibility to readers without a professional background in linguistics.
Known for:
- The story of language (1952)
- A dictionary of linguistics (1954)
- One language for the world (1958)
- The families of words (1962)
- Languages for war and peace (1943)
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