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==Biography==

==Biography==

Farber was born in [[Baltimore, Maryland]],<ref>http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0156545.html</ref> and grew up in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]].   

Farber was born in [[Baltimore, Maryland]],<ref>http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0156545.html</ref> and grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina.   

Farber learned Mandarin Chinese the end of 9th grade, and began Italian, Spanish, and French on his own before 10th. He started taking French and Spanish classes in his sophomore year and also learned Norwegian on his own while in high school.  He graduated in 1948 from Greensboro Senior High School.

Farber learned Mandarin Chinese the end of 9th grade, and began Italian, Spanish, and French on his own before 10th. He started taking French and Spanish classes in his sophomore year and also learned Norwegian on his own while in high school.  He graduated in 1948 from Greensboro Senior High School.

He then attended the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]], where he learned Russian. As a delegate from the National Student Association to what he later called a "Tito propaganda fiesta called the Zagreb Peace Conference", he found  other Slavic languages were closely related to Russian. A 16-day boat trip back to the United States with Yugoslavs allowed him to practice his Serbo-Croatian.<ref>Farber, Barry, ''Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably, and on Your Own Time'' pages 22-23, hereafter: ''Learn Any Language''</ref> After covering the Olympic Games in Helsinki one year in the 1950s, he learned Indonesian on another boat trip back to the U.S.<ref>''Learn any Language'', 25-26</ref>

He then attended the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]], where he learned Russian. As a delegate from the National Student Association to what he later called a "Tito propaganda fiesta called the Zagreb Peace Conference", he found  other Slavic languages were closely related to Russian. A 16-day boat trip back to the United States with Yugoslavs allowed him to practice his Serbo-Croatian.<ref>Farber, Barry, ''Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably, and on Your Own Time'' pages 22-23, hereafter: ''Learn Any Language''</ref> After covering the Olympic Games in Helsinki one year in the 1950s, he learned Indonesian on another boat trip back to the U.S.<ref>''Learn any Language'', 25-26</ref>

As a newspaper reporter in 1956, Farber was invited by the [[United States Air Force]] to cover the airlift of Hungarian refugees from the uprising in Hungary that year. In an Austrian border village, Farber later wrote, he so impressed a Norwegian man, [[Thorvald Stoltenberg]], with knowledge of the man's native tongue that he was allowed to go on one of the covert missions smuggling Hungarians into Austria.

As a newspaper reporter in 1956, Farber was invited by the [[United States Air Force]] to cover the airlift of Hungarian refugees from the uprising in Hungary that year. In an Austrian border village, Farber later wrote, he so impressed a Norwegian man, Thorvald Stoltenberg, with knowledge of the man's native tongue that he was allowed to go on one of the covert missions smuggling Hungarians into Austria.

Barry Farber has knowledge of more than 25 [[languages]], including the ones mentioned above. He has published a book titled ''How to Learn Any Language'' that details his method for self-study. It is based around a multi-track study of the language, the use of memory aids for vocabulary, and the utilization of "hidden moments" throughout the day.

Barry Farber has knowledge of more than 25 [[languages]], including the ones mentioned above. He has published a book titled ''How to Learn Any Language'' that details his method for self-study. It is based around a multi-track study of the language, the use of memory aids for vocabulary, and the utilization of "hidden moments" throughout the day.