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Alexandre de Rhodes

1591 - 1660

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Alexandre de Rhodes, SJ (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ də ʁɔd]; 15 March 1593 – 5 November 1660), also Đắc Lộ was an Avignonese Jesuit missionary and lexicographer who had a lasting impact on Christianity in Vietnam. He wrote the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum, the first trilingual Vietnamese-Portuguese-Latin dictionary, published in Rome, in 1651. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexandre de Rhodes is the 41st most popular linguist (down from 34th in 2019), the 1,529th most popular biography from France (down from 1,238th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Linguist.

Alexandre de Rhodes was a French missionary to Vietnam in the 17th century. He is most famous for his work on the first Vietnamese alphabet.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Alexandre de Rhodes ranks 41 out of 214. Before him are Georg Friedrich Grotefend, Nicholas Marr, Benjamin Lee Whorf, Friedrich August Wolf, Michel Bréal, and Vasily Radlov. After him are Boris Kolker, Joseph Greenberg, Joshua Fishman, André Martinet, Jan Baudouin de Courtenay, and Ghil'ad Zuckermann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1591, Alexandre de Rhodes ranks 7. Before him are Mustafa I, Jusepe de Ribera, Girard Desargues, Guercino, Louise de Marillac, and Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena. After him are Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Stanisław Koniecpolski, Valentin de Boulogne, Isabella of Savoy, Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Olimpia Maidalchini. Among people deceased in 1660, Alexandre de Rhodes ranks 15. Before him are Francesco Albani, Louise de Marillac, Gevherhan Sultan, George II Rákóczi, Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg, and Ayşe Sultan. After him are Paul Scarron, Giovanni Battista Hodierna, Govert Flinck, Jacob Cats, Mary Dyer, and Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alexandre de Rhodes ranks 1,529 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques Balmat (1762), Emma Watson (1990), Yolanda of Courtenay (1197), Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766), Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play (1806), and Marie de Rohan (1600). After him are François Louis, Prince of Conti (1664), Aegidius (450), Victor, Prince Napoléon (1862), André Michelin (1853), André Claveau (1911), and Alphonse, Count of Poitiers (1220).

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Among LINGUISTS In France

Among linguists born in France, Alexandre de Rhodes ranks 3. Before him are Georges Dumézil (1898), and Antoine Meillet (1866). After him are André Martinet (1908), Louis de Beaufront (1855), Émile Littré (1801), Anne Dacier (1645), Lucien Tesnière (1893), Louis Duchesne (1843), Sylvain Lévi (1863), Gaston Waringhien (1901), and Arsène Darmesteter (1846).

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