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Did novelist Edmund Wilson study Hungarian in his later years as claimed in Edmund Wilson A Biography by Jeffrey Meyers?
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Yes, according to numerous sources, historian and novelist studied Hungarian and other languages.
His obituary written June 13, 1972, "Edmund Wilson Dies (Special to The New York Times):
"Having troubled as an adult to learn Hebrew, Russian and Hungarian and fluent from adolescence in Greek, French, Italian and German, he ranged effortlessly in Western literature and culture. And from a mind so well furnished he was able to draw apposite allusions and examples to illuminate his diverse writings, the bulk of which were essentially criticism."
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