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Friedrich von Adelung

1768 - 1843

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Friedrich von Adelung (February 25, 1768 – January 30, 1843) was a German-Russian linguist, historian and bibliographer. His best known works are in the fields of bibliography of Sanskrit language and the European accounts of the Time of Troubles in Russia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich von Adelung is the 140th most popular linguist (up from 145th in 2019), the 916th most popular biography from Poland (up from 971st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Polish Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Friedrich von Adelung ranks 140 out of 214. Before him are Hermann Osthoff, Alexander Potebnja, Julius Pokorny, Sylvain Lévi, Vladimir Toporov, and Gerhard Rohlfs. After him are Giuliano Bonfante, Yuen Ren Chao, Johan Nicolai Madvig, Walther von Wartburg, János Sajnovics, and Eduard Sievers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1768, Friedrich von Adelung ranks 39. Before him are Zacharias Werner, Kaʻahumanu, Anthony Carlisle, Johann Michael Vogl, Marie-Jeanne de Lalande, and William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford. After him are Karl Ludwig von Haller, Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein, Louise Caroline of Hochberg, Hendrik Voogd, Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel, and Astley Cooper. Among people deceased in 1843, Friedrich von Adelung ranks 28. Before him are Francis Scott Key, John Trumbull, Julius Vincenz von Krombholz, John Biscoe, Hirata Atsutane, and Sylvestre François Lacroix. After him are Johann Natterer, Kazim Rashti, Washington Allston, José María Queipo de Llano, 7th Count of Toreno, Josep Bonaplata i Corriol, and John Claudius Loudon.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Friedrich von Adelung ranks 916 out of 1,694. Before him are Jacob Talmon (1916), Andrzej Bartkowiak (1950), Karl Decker (1897), Anna Dymna (1951), Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (1950), and Ewa Demarczyk (1941). After him are Florian Ceynowa (1817), Karol Kurpiński (1785), Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński (1874), Marek Jędraszewski (1949), Karl von Holtei (1798), and Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau (1616).

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Among LINGUISTS In Poland

Among linguists born in Poland, Friedrich von Adelung ranks 4. Before him are Edward Sapir (1884), Jan Baudouin de Courtenay (1845), and Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn (1812). After him are Michael Witzel (1943).

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