LINGUIST
Adolf Erman
1854 - 1937

Adolf Erman
Johann Peter Adolf Erman (German: [ɛɐ̯ˈmãː]; 31 October 1854 – 26 June 1937) was a German Egyptologist and lexicographer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adolf Erman is the 93rd most popular linguist (down from 91st in 2019), the 3,078th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,143rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular German Linguist.
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Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Adolf Erman ranks 93 out of 214. Before him are Johannes Schmidt, Jan Mukařovský, Morris Halle, Konrad Duden, Ahatanhel Krymsky, and Lucien Tesnière. After him are Matteo Bartoli, Bernhard Karlgren, Joan Coromines, Leo Spitzer, Georg Curtius, and Kazimieras Būga.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohannes Schmidt
1843 - 1901
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 87
Jan Mukařovský
1891 - 1975
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 88
Morris Halle
1923 - 2018
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 89
Konrad Duden
1829 - 1911
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 90
Ahatanhel Krymsky
1871 - 1942
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 91
Lucien Tesnière
1893 - 1954
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 92
Adolf Erman
1854 - 1937
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 93
Matteo Bartoli
1873 - 1946
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 94
Bernhard Karlgren
1889 - 1978
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 95
Joan Coromines
1905 - 1997
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 96
Leo Spitzer
1887 - 1960
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 97
Georg Curtius
1820 - 1885
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 98
Kazimieras Būga
1879 - 1924
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 99
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1854, Adolf Erman ranks 61. Before him are Viktor Dankl von Krasnik, Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Hermann von Struve, Arnošt Muka, Maria Zankovetska, and Vasil Radoslavov. After him are Joan Alcover, Jenny Nyström, Christiaan de Wet, Sergei Shchukin, John Kemp Starley, and Georges Vacher de Lapouge. Among people deceased in 1937, Adolf Erman ranks 92. Before him are William Sealy Gosset, Máté Zalka, Akhmet Baitursynov, Bekir Çoban-zade, Otto Hölder, and Ieronim Uborevich. After him are Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde, Rafael de Nogales Méndez, Muslim Magomayev, Scipione Riva-Rocci, Maria Ilyinichna Ulyanova, and Les Kurbas.
Others Born in 1854
Go to all RankingsViktor Dankl von Krasnik
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1854 - 1941
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 55
Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1898
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 56
Hermann von Struve
ASTRONOMER
1854 - 1920
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 57
Arnošt Muka
WRITER
1854 - 1932
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 58
Maria Zankovetska
ACTOR
1854 - 1934
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 59
Vasil Radoslavov
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1929
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 60
Adolf Erman
LINGUIST
1854 - 1937
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 61
Joan Alcover
WRITER
1854 - 1926
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 62
Jenny Nyström
PAINTER
1854 - 1946
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 63
Christiaan de Wet
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1922
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 64
Sergei Shchukin
BUSINESSPERSON
1854 - 1936
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 65
John Kemp Starley
INVENTOR
1854 - 1901
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 66
Georges Vacher de Lapouge
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1854 - 1936
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 67
Others Deceased in 1937
Go to all RankingsWilliam Sealy Gosset
MATHEMATICIAN
1876 - 1937
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 86
Máté Zalka
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 87
Akhmet Baitursynov
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1937
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 88
Bekir Çoban-zade
WRITER
1893 - 1937
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 89
Otto Hölder
MATHEMATICIAN
1859 - 1937
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 90
Ieronim Uborevich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 91
Adolf Erman
LINGUIST
1854 - 1937
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 92
Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1937
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 93
Rafael de Nogales Méndez
WRITER
1879 - 1937
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 94
Muslim Magomayev
COMPOSER
1885 - 1937
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 95
Scipione Riva-Rocci
PHYSICIAN
1863 - 1937
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 96
Maria Ilyinichna Ulyanova
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1937
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 97
Les Kurbas
FILM DIRECTOR
1887 - 1937
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 98
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Adolf Erman ranks 3,080 out of 7,253. Before him are Heinrich Marx (1777), Georg Franz Hoffmann (1760), Richard Dehmel (1863), Friedrich Sixt von Armin (1851), Otto Wilhelm Thomé (1840), and Arthur Oncken Lovejoy (1873). After him are John I, Duke of Saxony (1249), Johann Heinrich Alsted (1588), Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1772), Helmut Jahn (1940), Klaus Tennstedt (1926), and Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (1859).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Marx
LAWYER
1777 - 1838
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 3,074
Georg Franz Hoffmann
BIOLOGIST
1760 - 1826
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 3,075
Richard Dehmel
WRITER
1863 - 1920
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 3,076
Friedrich Sixt von Armin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1936
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 3,077
Otto Wilhelm Thomé
BIOLOGIST
1840 - 1925
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 3,078
Arthur Oncken Lovejoy
PHILOSOPHER
1873 - 1962
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 3,079
Adolf Erman
LINGUIST
1854 - 1937
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 3,080
John I, Duke of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1249 - 1285
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 3,081
Johann Heinrich Alsted
PHILOSOPHER
1588 - 1638
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,082
Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
WRITER
1772 - 1822
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,083
Helmut Jahn
ARCHITECT
1940 - 2021
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,084
Klaus Tennstedt
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1998
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,085
Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1916
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,086
Among LINGUISTS In Germany
Among linguists born in Germany, Adolf Erman ranks 21. Before him are August Leskien (1840), Friedrich Christian Diez (1794), Alexander Gode (1906), Carl Brockelmann (1868), Johannes Schmidt (1843), and Konrad Duden (1829). After him are Georg Curtius (1820), Heinrich Hübschmann (1848), August Immanuel Bekker (1785), Felix Jacoby (1876), Hermann Osthoff (1847), and Gerhard Rohlfs (1892).
August Leskien
1840 - 1916
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 15
Friedrich Christian Diez
1794 - 1876
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 16
Alexander Gode
1906 - 1970
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 17
Carl Brockelmann
1868 - 1956
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 18
Johannes Schmidt
1843 - 1901
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 19
Konrad Duden
1829 - 1911
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 20
Adolf Erman
1854 - 1937
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 21
Georg Curtius
1820 - 1885
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 22
Heinrich Hübschmann
1848 - 1908
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 23
August Immanuel Bekker
1785 - 1871
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 24
Felix Jacoby
1876 - 1959
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 25
Hermann Osthoff
1847 - 1909
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 26
Gerhard Rohlfs
1892 - 1986
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 27