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Charles Bally

1865 - 1947

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Charles Bally (French: [bali]; 4 February 1865 – 10 April 1947) was a Swiss linguist who was a representative of the Geneva School of linguistics. In addition to his edition of Ferdinand de Saussure's lectures Course in General Linguistics (co-edited by Albert Sechehaye), Charles Bally also played an important role in linguistics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Bally is the 58th most popular linguist (down from 46th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 160th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Charles Bally ranks 58 out of 214. Before him are Renato Corsetti, Vilhelm Thomsen, Hugo Schuchardt, William Labov, Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, and Hesychius of Alexandria. After him are Matthias Castrén, George Lakoff, Josef Dobrovský, Karl Lachmann, Vilém Mathesius, and Karl Brugmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Charles Bally ranks 59. Before him are Edith Cavell, Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow, Friedrich Paschen, Lucjan Żeligowski, Jovan Cvijić, and Duchess Amalie in Bavaria. After him are Wilbur Scoville, Jehanne D'Alcy, Lala Lajpat Rai, Louis Zutter, Albéric Magnard, and Shigechiyo Izumi. Among people deceased in 1947, Charles Bally ranks 76. Before him are Friedrich Paschen, Huda Sha'arawi, Lucjan Żeligowski, Archduchess Louise of Austria, W. I. Thomas, and Karol Świerczewski. After him are Lilly Reich, Helmuth von Pannwitz, Nicholas Murray Butler, Heinrich Schwarz, Hugh Lofting, and Arthur Machen.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Charles Bally ranks 194 out of 1,015. Before him are Jonas Furrer (1805), Michel Simon (1895), Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria (1274), Matthias Zurbriggen (1856), Johann Jakob von Tschudi (1818), and Jo Siffert (1936). After him are Joachim Raff (1822), Yann Sommer (1988), Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (1945), Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825), Ueli Maurer (1950), and Frithjof Schuon (1907).

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Among LINGUISTS In Switzerland

Among linguists born in Switzerland, Charles Bally ranks 2. Before him are Ferdinand de Saussure (1857). After him are Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke (1861), Jules Gilliéron (1854), Albert Sechehaye (1870), Walther von Wartburg (1888), Heinrich Schmid (1921), and Rudolf Thurneysen (1857).

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