He is said to be comparable in philology to Einstein and Schroedinger in physics in C.S.Lewis' science fiction novel Out of the Silent Planet.
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This helps him begin to understand and learn the languages of the planet of Malacandra (Mars) in the first book, Out of the Silent Planet