Hi voynichbombe,
Was it Anne Nill?
From what I understand from this You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. it was Millicent Sowerby, an earlier assistant to Voynich (see her wiki You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.), who reported the 18 languages.
She says "he spoke 18 languages, all, so he claimed, equally badly" (emphasis mine)
... which leads me to think there is no other basis to this number than his own claim. I don't know, to me it kinda sounds like he may have been bragging to impress his clients/employees... I'm sure he did speak a few languages, but perhaps the 18 was an exaggeration?
Was it Anne Nill?
From what I understand from this You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. it was Millicent Sowerby, an earlier assistant to Voynich (see her wiki You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.), who reported the 18 languages.
She says "he spoke 18 languages, all, so he claimed, equally badly" (emphasis mine)
... which leads me to think there is no other basis to this number than his own claim. I don't know, to me it kinda sounds like he may have been bragging to impress his clients/employees... I'm sure he did speak a few languages, but perhaps the 18 was an exaggeration?
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