Michel Thomas

Michel Thomas (born Moniek Kroskof, February 3, 1914 – January 8, 2005) was a Polish-born polyglot linguist, war hero, and member of the French Resistance who survived imprisonment in multiple Nazi concentration camps. After immigrating to the United States, he developed the renowned 'Michel Thomas Method' for foreign-language instruction, teaching Hollywood celebrities such as Grace Kelly, Alfred Hitchcock, and Barbra Streisand.