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Christian Lassen

1800 - 1876

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Christian Lassen (22 October 1800 – 8 May 1876) was a Norwegian-born, German orientalist and Indologist. He was a professor of Old Indian language and literature at the University of Bonn. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Lassen is the 4,797th most popular writer (up from 5,500th in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from Norway (up from 379th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Christian Lassen ranks 4,797 out of 7,302. Before him are José Eduardo Agualusa, Hans Henny Jahnn, François Weyergans, Nélida Piñon, Florence Delay, and Iakob Gogebashvili. After him are Georgi Gospodinov, Mikhail Kheraskov, Rosa Chacel, Sevasti Qiriazi, Max Beerbohm, and Maria Aurèlia Capmany.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1800, Christian Lassen ranks 71. Before him are Franz Unger, Sayed Morad Khan, Heinrich Göppert, Osip Senkovsky, Ali Shah Durrani, and Gilbert Thomas Burnett. After him are Ayub Shah Durrani, Said bin Ahmad, Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet, Zinovios Valvis, and George Bancroft. Among people deceased in 1876, Christian Lassen ranks 56. Before him are Theodor von Heuglin, Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Adolph Tidemand, Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz, Braxton Bragg, and Janko Kráľ. After him are August Wilhelm Ambros, Félicien David, Ludwig Traube, Johannes Rebmann, Gennady Nevelskoy, and Narcyza Żmichowska.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Christian Lassen ranks 325 out of 1,039. Before him are Alexander Sørloth (1995), Otto Blehr (1847), Michael Sars (1805), Odd Lundberg (1917), Hans Jæger (1854), and Håkon Brusveen (1927). After him are Vegard Ulvang (1963), Knut Johannesen (1933), Torgeir Brandtzæg (1941), Deeyah Khan (1977), Anders Haugen (1888), and Peder Balke (1804).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Christian Lassen ranks 58. Before him are Arnulf Øverland (1889), Hans Nielsen Hauge (1771), Hulda Garborg (1862), Roy Jacobsen (1954), Jan Kjærstad (1953), and Hans Jæger (1854). After him are Erlend Loe (1969), Johan Borgen (1902), Olav Aukrust (1883), Linn Ullmann (1966), Jens Bjørneboe (1920), and Vera Henriksen (1927).

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