LINGUIST
Felix Jacoby
1876 - 1959

Felix Jacoby
Felix Jacoby (German: [jaˈkoːbi]; 19 March 1876 – 10 November 1959) was a German classicist and philologist. He is best known among classicists for his highly important work Fragmente der griechischen Historiker, a collection of text fragments of ancient Greek historians. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Felix Jacoby is the 125th most popular linguist (up from 135th in 2019), the 3,997th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,313th in 2019) and the 25th most popular German Linguist.
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Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Felix Jacoby ranks 125 out of 214. Before him are Arnold Chikobava, Louis Duchesne, Yevgeny Polivanov, August Friedrich Pott, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, and Arie de Jong. After him are Hrachia Acharian, Hans Ørberg, Igor M. Diakonoff, Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn, Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda, and James Legge.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArnold Chikobava
1898 - 1985
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 119
Louis Duchesne
1843 - 1922
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 120
Yevgeny Polivanov
1891 - 1938
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 121
August Friedrich Pott
1802 - 1887
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 122
Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann
1805 - 1887
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 123
Arie de Jong
1865 - 1957
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 124
Felix Jacoby
1876 - 1959
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 125
Hrachia Acharian
1876 - 1953
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 126
Hans Ørberg
1920 - 2010
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 127
Igor M. Diakonoff
1914 - 1999
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 128
Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn
1812 - 1881
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 129
Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda
1879 - 1959
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 130
James Legge
1815 - 1897
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 131
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1876, Felix Jacoby ranks 131. Before him are Borisav Stanković, Willem Hendrik Keesom, Stylianos Gonatas, Alfred Stock, Solomon Lozovsky, and Sotirios Versis. After him are Carl Albert Andersen, Ahn Changho, Hrachia Acharian, Bart van der Leck, William Donne, and Rupert Mayer. Among people deceased in 1959, Felix Jacoby ranks 124. Before him are Ragnar Nurkse, Molla Mallory, Boris Eikhenbaum, Heleno de Freitas, Edmund Goulding, and Charles Starkweather. After him are Albert Namatjira, Nicholas Charnetsky, Alfonso Reyes, Carl Enckell, Ion Gigurtu, and Alfonso López Pumarejo.
Others Born in 1876
Go to all RankingsBorisav Stanković
WRITER
1876 - 1927
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 125
Willem Hendrik Keesom
PHYSICIST
1876 - 1956
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 126
Stylianos Gonatas
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1966
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 127
Alfred Stock
CHEMIST
1876 - 1946
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 128
Solomon Lozovsky
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1952
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 129
Sotirios Versis
ATHLETE
1876 - 1919
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 130
Felix Jacoby
LINGUIST
1876 - 1959
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 131
Carl Albert Andersen
GYMNAST
1876 - 1951
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 132
Ahn Changho
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1938
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 133
Hrachia Acharian
LINGUIST
1876 - 1953
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 134
Bart van der Leck
PAINTER
1876 - 1958
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 135
William Donne
CRICKETER
1876 - 1934
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 136
Rupert Mayer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1945
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 137
Others Deceased in 1959
Go to all RankingsRagnar Nurkse
ECONOMIST
1907 - 1959
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 118
Molla Mallory
TENNIS PLAYER
1884 - 1959
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 119
Boris Eikhenbaum
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1959
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 120
Heleno de Freitas
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1959
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 121
Edmund Goulding
FILM DIRECTOR
1891 - 1959
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 122
Charles Starkweather
EXTREMIST
1938 - 1959
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 123
Felix Jacoby
LINGUIST
1876 - 1959
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 124
Albert Namatjira
PAINTER
1902 - 1959
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 125
Nicholas Charnetsky
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1884 - 1959
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 126
Alfonso Reyes
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1959
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 127
Carl Enckell
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1959
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 128
Ion Gigurtu
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1959
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 129
Alfonso López Pumarejo
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1959
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 130
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Felix Jacoby ranks 3,999 out of 7,253. Before him are Leopold Andrian (1875), August Diehl (1976), Otto Ludwig (1813), Josepha Weber (1759), Willi Koslowski (1937), and Renate Stecher (1950). After him are Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line (1858), Gustav Knuth (1901), John I, Count Palatine of Simmern (1459), Hans Carossa (1878), Heinrich Campendonk (1889), and Wolfgang Dremmler (1954).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsLeopold Andrian
WRITER
1875 - 1951
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 3,993
August Diehl
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 3,994
Otto Ludwig
WRITER
1813 - 1865
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 3,995
Josepha Weber
SINGER
1759 - 1819
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 3,996
Willi Koslowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2024
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 3,997
Renate Stecher
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 3,998
Felix Jacoby
LINGUIST
1876 - 1959
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 3,999
Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1928
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 4,000
Gustav Knuth
ACTOR
1901 - 1987
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 4,001
John I, Count Palatine of Simmern
POLITICIAN
1459 - 1509
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 4,002
Hans Carossa
WRITER
1878 - 1956
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 4,003
Heinrich Campendonk
PAINTER
1889 - 1957
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 4,004
Wolfgang Dremmler
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 4,005
Among LINGUISTS In Germany
Among linguists born in Germany, Felix Jacoby ranks 25. Before him are Johannes Schmidt (1843), Konrad Duden (1829), Adolf Erman (1854), Georg Curtius (1820), Heinrich Hübschmann (1848), and August Immanuel Bekker (1785). After him are Hermann Osthoff (1847), Gerhard Rohlfs (1892), Eduard Sievers (1850), Friedrich Kluge (1856), Hermann Hirt (1865), and Christiane Nord (1943).
Johannes Schmidt
1843 - 1901
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 19
Konrad Duden
1829 - 1911
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 20
Adolf Erman
1854 - 1937
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 21
Georg Curtius
1820 - 1885
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 22
Heinrich Hübschmann
1848 - 1908
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 23
August Immanuel Bekker
1785 - 1871
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 24
Felix Jacoby
1876 - 1959
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 25
Hermann Osthoff
1847 - 1909
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 26
Gerhard Rohlfs
1892 - 1986
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 27
Eduard Sievers
1850 - 1932
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 28
Friedrich Kluge
1856 - 1926
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 29
Hermann Hirt
1865 - 1936
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 30
Christiane Nord
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 31