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August Leskien

1840 - 1916

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August Leskien (German: [ˈaʊ̯ɡʊst lɛsˈkiːn]; 8 July 1840 – 20 September 1916) was a German linguist who studied comparative linguistics, particularly relating to the Baltic and Slavic languages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. August Leskien is the 65th most popular linguist (down from 44th in 2019), the 2,314th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,583rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular German Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, August Leskien ranks 65 out of 214. Before him are Matthias Castrén, George Lakoff, Josef Dobrovský, Karl Lachmann, Vilém Mathesius, and Karl Brugmann. After him are Johannes Aavik, Claude Piron, Vatroslav Jagić, Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze, Friedrich Christian Diez, and Paul Ariste.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1840, August Leskien ranks 39. Before him are Friedrich Kohlrausch, Emin Pasha, Namık Kemal, Shibusawa Eiichi, Lars Fredrik Nilson, and Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres. After him are José Manuel Balmaceda, Marie Bracquemond, Charles Booth, Akaki Tsereteli, Édouard André, and Alexander Kovalevsky. Among people deceased in 1916, August Leskien ranks 66. Before him are Oswald Boelcke, Herbert Kilpin, Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau, Petar Kočić, Friedrich Ernst Dorn, and Isa Boletini. After him are Saki, Tina Blau, Marie Bracquemond, Ferdinand Fellner, Charles Booth, and William Stanley Jr..

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, August Leskien ranks 2,315 out of 7,253. Before him are Heinrich Hofmann (1824), Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg (1754), Albert Bormann (1902), Christian II, Elector of Saxony (1583), Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1779), and Ernst Gräfenberg (1881). After him are Carl Zuckmayer (1896), Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse (1787), Jan Assmann (1938), Erich Rudorffer (1917), Henry Oldenburg (1619), and Otto Henry, Elector Palatine (1502).

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Among LINGUISTS In Germany

Among linguists born in Germany, August Leskien ranks 15. Before him are Michel Bréal (1832), Vasily Radlov (1837), Hermann Paul (1846), Hugo Schuchardt (1842), Karl Lachmann (1793), and Karl Brugmann (1849). After him are Friedrich Christian Diez (1794), Alexander Gode (1906), Carl Brockelmann (1868), Johannes Schmidt (1843), Konrad Duden (1829), and Adolf Erman (1854).

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