[killim]

and no this is neither a troll-job nor a hoax:

von Bismarck speaking English, Latin, French and German:
[youtube]czko31-6O8I[/youtube]

On the same phonograph was a recording of von Moltke which is hard to understand but outstanding given his mental agility at this epic age. Sadly I have no youtube link for that.

[Potemkin]

Fun Fact no. 2,573: phonograph recordings of Gladstone and Tennyson also exist.

[Rei Murasame]

Wow, this is amazing! It's also a little bit eerie, too.

[Potemkin]

I believe there's also a short film of Bismarck walking into a room and placing his helmet on a table. Or did I just dream that?

[Otebo]

You can hear the recording of von Moltke on the New York Times site.

[Cookie Monster]

I recall reading about this discovery. Thanks for sharing Killim.

Fun Fact no. 2,573: phonograph recordings of Gladstone and Tennyson also exist.

This must be the recording you mentioned.

[youtube]0F957zdE3m8[/youtube]
His accent is quite different.

[houndred]

If you find this eerie then check this out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbpwBTDvXrI

[Section Leader]

There's a recording of Florence Nightingale too.

[youtube]ax3B4gRQNU4[/youtube]