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Franz Bopp

1791 - 1867

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Franz Bopp (German: [ˈfʁants ˈbɔp]; 14 September 1791 – 23 October 1867) was a German linguist known for extensive and pioneering comparative work on Indo-European languages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Bopp is the 14th most popular linguist (down from 12th in 2019), the 417th most popular biography from Germany (down from 394th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Linguist.

Franz Bopp is most famous for his discovery of the Indo-European language family. He was also a pioneer in the study of Sanskrit.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Franz Bopp ranks 14 out of 214. Before him are Noah Webster, Mahmud al-Kashgari, Roman Jakobson, Mesrop Mashtots, Rasmus Rask, and Leonard Bloomfield. After him are Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Jost Gippert, August Schleicher, Georges Dumézil, Kūkai, and Franz Miklosich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1791, Franz Bopp ranks 9. Before him are Charles Babbage, Samuel Morse, Théodore Géricault, James Buchanan, Carl Czerny, and Giacomo Meyerbeer. After him are Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Francesco Hayez, Johann Franz Encke, Franz Grillparzer, Eugène Scribe, and Robert Knox. Among people deceased in 1867, Franz Bopp ranks 9. Before him are Charles Baudelaire, Maximilian I of Mexico, Otto of Greece, Emperor Kōmei, Sakamoto Ryōma, and Théodore Rousseau. After him are Jean-Victor Poncelet, Maria Theresa of Austria, Prince William of Hesse-Kassel, Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Victor Cousin, and Princess Sophie of Saxony.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Franz Bopp ranks 417 out of 7,253. Before him are Georg von Hertling (1843), Michael Wittmann (1914), Carl Ritter (1779), Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904), Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France (1731), and Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845). After him are Richard von Weizsäcker (1920), Karl Haushofer (1869), Alexander Grothendieck (1928), Karen Horney (1885), Christian III of Denmark (1503), and Friedrich Carl von Savigny (1779).

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Among LINGUISTS In Germany

Among linguists born in Germany, Franz Bopp ranks 2. Before him are Max Müller (1823). After him are Jost Gippert (1956), August Schleicher (1821), Johann Martin Schleyer (1831), Johann Christoph Adelung (1732), Georg Friedrich Grotefend (1775), Friedrich August Wolf (1759), Michel Bréal (1832), Vasily Radlov (1837), Hermann Paul (1846), and Hugo Schuchardt (1842).

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