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Friedrich August Wolf

1759 - 1824

Friedrich August Wolf

Friedrich August Wolf (; German: [vɔlf]; 15 February 1759 – 8 August 1824) was a German classicist who is considered the founder of classical and modern philology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich August Wolf is the 38th most popular linguist (up from 43rd in 2019), the 1,350th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,514th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Friedrich August Wolf ranks 38 out of 214. Before him are Ignác Goldziher, Bedřich Hrozný, Louis Hjelmslev, Georg Friedrich Grotefend, Nicholas Marr, and Benjamin Lee Whorf. After him are Michel Bréal, Vasily Radlov, Alexandre de Rhodes, Boris Kolker, Joseph Greenberg, and Joshua Fishman.

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Ignác Goldziher
1850 - 1921
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 32
Bedřich Hrozný
1879 - 1952
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 33
Louis Hjelmslev
1899 - 1965
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 34
Georg Friedrich Grotefend
1775 - 1853
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 35
Nicholas Marr
1864 - 1934
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 36
Benjamin Lee Whorf
1897 - 1941
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 37
Friedrich August Wolf
1759 - 1824
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 38
Michel Bréal
1832 - 1915
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 39
Vasily Radlov
1837 - 1918
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 40
Alexandre de Rhodes
1591 - 1660
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 41
Boris Kolker
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 42
Joseph Greenberg
1915 - 2001
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 43
Joshua Fishman
1926 - 2015
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 44

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1759, Friedrich August Wolf ranks 17. Before him are Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony, Clotilde of France, William Wilberforce, Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, and Maria Theresia von Paradis. After him are Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Jacques Cathelineau, Dean Mahomed, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, and François Devienne. Among people deceased in 1824, Friedrich August Wolf ranks 17. Before him are Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca, Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, Maine de Biran, David Bushnell, Maria Theresia von Paradis, and Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès. After him are Rama II of Siam, Ercole Consalvi, Charles-François Lebrun, Joseph Joubert, Kamehameha II, and Maria Anna of Savoy, Duchess of Chablais.

Others Born in 1759

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Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1838
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 11
Clotilde of France
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1802
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 12
William Wilberforce
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1833
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 13
Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1759 - 1818
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 14
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
PAINTER
1759 - 1840
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 15
Maria Theresia von Paradis
MUSICIAN
1759 - 1824
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 16
Friedrich August Wolf
LINGUIST
1759 - 1824
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 17
Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1759 - 1830
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 18
William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1834
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 19
Jacques Cathelineau
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1793
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 20
Dean Mahomed
PHYSICIAN
1759 - 1851
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 21
Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach
COMPOSER
1759 - 1845
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 22
François Devienne
COMPOSER
1759 - 1803
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 23

Others Deceased in 1824

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Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1824
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 11
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson
PAINTER
1767 - 1824
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 12
Maine de Biran
PHILOSOPHER
1766 - 1824
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 13
David Bushnell
INVENTOR
1742 - 1824
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 14
Maria Theresia von Paradis
MUSICIAN
1759 - 1824
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 15
Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1824
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 16
Friedrich August Wolf
LINGUIST
1759 - 1824
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 17
Rama II of Siam
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1824
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 18
Ercole Consalvi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1757 - 1824
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 19
Charles-François Lebrun
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1824
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 20
Joseph Joubert
WRITER
1754 - 1824
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 21
Kamehameha II
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1824
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 22
Maria Anna of Savoy, Duchess of Chablais
NOBLEMAN
1757 - 1824
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 23

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Friedrich August Wolf ranks 1,350 out of 7,253. Before him are Viktor Lutze (1890), Johann Matthäus Bechstein (1757), Johannes Althusius (1563), Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1854), Arthur Moeller van den Bruck (1876), and Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736). After him are Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1704), Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria (1447), Wilhelm Müller (1794), Adolf Heusinger (1897), Heidi Klum (1973), and Princess Auguste of Bavaria (1877).

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Viktor Lutze
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1943
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 1,344
Johann Matthäus Bechstein
BIOLOGIST
1757 - 1822
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 1,345
Johannes Althusius
PHILOSOPHER
1563 - 1638
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 1,346
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1854 - 1920
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 1,347
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck
HISTORIAN
1876 - 1925
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 1,348
Rudolf Erich Raspe
WRITER
1736 - 1794
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 1,349
Friedrich August Wolf
LINGUIST
1759 - 1824
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 1,350
Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
NOBLEMAN
1704 - 1774
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,351
Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1447 - 1508
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,352
Wilhelm Müller
WRITER
1794 - 1827
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,353
Adolf Heusinger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1982
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,354
Heidi Klum
MODEL
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,355
Princess Auguste of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1877 - 1964
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,356