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Bernhard Karlgren

1889 - 1978

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Klas Bernhard Johannes Karlgren (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbæ̌ːɳaɖ ˈkɑ̂ːɭɡreːn]; 15 October 1889 – 20 October 1978) was a Swedish sinologist and linguist who pioneered the study of Chinese historical phonology using modern comparative methods. In the early 20th century, Karlgren conducted large surveys of the varieties of Chinese and studied historical information on rhyming in ancient Chinese poetry, then used them to create the first ever complete reconstructions of what are now called Middle Chinese and Old Chinese. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernhard Karlgren is the 95th most popular linguist (down from 89th in 2019), the 446th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 410th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Bernhard Karlgren ranks 95 out of 214. Before him are Morris Halle, Konrad Duden, Ahatanhel Krymsky, Lucien Tesnière, Adolf Erman, and Matteo Bartoli. After him are Joan Coromines, Leo Spitzer, Georg Curtius, Kazimieras Būga, Henry Watson Fowler, and Agop Dilâçar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Bernhard Karlgren ranks 133. Before him are Dietrich von Hildebrand, James Stephenson, Abdelhamid Ben Badis, Adolphe Pégoud, Vasiliy Ulrikh, and Jānis K. Bērziņš. After him are Azem Galica, Pavel Dybenko, Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro, Arnold Fanck, Joseph Laniel, and G. M. B. Dobson. Among people deceased in 1978, Bernhard Karlgren ranks 116. Before him are Lucius D. Clay, Mária Mednyánszky, Nancy Spungen, Henryk Zygalski, Semyon Krivoshein, and Hans Stuck. After him are Costante Girardengo, Juan Evaristo, Warren Weaver, Raymond Braine, Jerzy Kuryłowicz, and Harold Abrahams.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Bernhard Karlgren ranks 446 out of 1,879. Before him are Carola Häggkvist (1966), Ebba Brahe (1596), Alexander Skarsgård (1976), Björn Nordqvist (1942), Princess Sophia of Sweden (1547), and Martin van Meytens (1695). After him are Jenny Nyström (1854), Erik Nilsson (1916), Per Oscarsson (1927), Katarina Taikon (1932), Anna Palm de Rosa (1859), and Gunilla Bergström (1942).

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Among LINGUISTS In Sweden

Among linguists born in Sweden, Bernhard Karlgren ranks 1. After him are Göran Malmqvist (1924), Sture Allén (1928), and Bo Ralph (1945).

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