LINGUIST
Gaston Waringhien
1901 - 1991

Gaston Waringhien
Gaston Waringhien (July 20, 1901 – December 20, 1991) was a French linguist, lexicographer, and Esperantist. He wrote poems as well as essays and books on linguistics. He was chairman of the Akademio de Esperanto. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaston Waringhien is the 147th most popular linguist (down from 129th in 2019), the 4,336th most popular biography from France (down from 4,020th in 2019) and the 11th most popular French Linguist.
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Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Gaston Waringhien ranks 147 out of 214. Before him are Giuliano Bonfante, Yuen Ren Chao, Johan Nicolai Madvig, Walther von Wartburg, János Sajnovics, and Eduard Sievers. After him are Germà Colón, Mary Boyce, Alexander Veselovsky, Nurit Peled-Elhanan, Friedrich Kluge, and William Stokoe.
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HPI: 57.00
Rank: 141
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HPI: 56.72
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HPI: 56.65
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Walther von Wartburg
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János Sajnovics
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HPI: 56.50
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Eduard Sievers
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HPI: 56.49
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Gaston Waringhien
1901 - 1991
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 147
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HPI: 56.45
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Mary Boyce
1920 - 2006
HPI: 56.36
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HPI: 56.31
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HPI: 56.24
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Friedrich Kluge
1856 - 1926
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 152
William Stokoe
1919 - 2000
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 153
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1901, Gaston Waringhien ranks 243. Before him are Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Norah Borges, Nora Gregor, Ramón J. Sender, George Vernot, and Otto Kaiser. After him are Jakub Berman, Rudolf Wetzer, Ivar Lo-Johansson, Suzanne Lilar, Pedro Benítez, and René Dubos. Among people deceased in 1991, Gaston Waringhien ranks 171. Before him are Guy Bourdin, Tadashi Imai, Gustav Wetterström, Hans Schwartz, Ahmet Adnan Saygun, and Eva Le Gallienne. After him are Alfred Eisenbeisser, Ely, Mokhtar Dahari, Elisaveta Bagriana, Irwin Allen, and Ronald Lacey.
Others Born in 1901
Go to all RankingsMarie Luise Kaschnitz
WRITER
1901 - 1974
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 237
Norah Borges
PAINTER
1901 - 1998
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 238
Nora Gregor
ACTOR
1901 - 1949
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 239
Ramón J. Sender
WRITER
1901 - 1982
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 240
George Vernot
SWIMMER
1901 - 1962
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 241
Otto Kaiser
SKATER
1901 - 1977
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 242
Gaston Waringhien
LINGUIST
1901 - 1991
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 243
Jakub Berman
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1984
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 244
Rudolf Wetzer
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1993
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 245
Ivar Lo-Johansson
WRITER
1901 - 1990
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 246
Suzanne Lilar
WRITER
1901 - 1992
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 247
Pedro Benítez
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1974
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 248
René Dubos
BIOLOGIST
1901 - 1982
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 249
Others Deceased in 1991
Go to all RankingsGuy Bourdin
PHOTOGRAPHER
1928 - 1991
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 165
Tadashi Imai
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 1991
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 166
Gustav Wetterström
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1991
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 167
Hans Schwartz
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1991
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 168
Ahmet Adnan Saygun
COMPOSER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 169
Eva Le Gallienne
ACTOR
1899 - 1991
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 170
Gaston Waringhien
LINGUIST
1901 - 1991
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 171
Alfred Eisenbeisser
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1991
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 172
Ely
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1991
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 173
Mokhtar Dahari
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 1991
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 174
Elisaveta Bagriana
WRITER
1893 - 1991
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 175
Irwin Allen
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 1991
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 176
Ronald Lacey
ACTOR
1935 - 1991
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 177
In France
Among people born in France, Gaston Waringhien ranks 4,336 out of 6,770. Before him are Yvette Andréyor (1891), Frank Leboeuf (1968), Pierre Mac Orlan (1882), Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (1947), Alfred Manessier (1911), and Pierre Omidyar (1967). After him are Valérie Kaprisky (1962), Jacques Sautereau (1860), Victor Louis (1731), Petit (1976), André Thouin (1746), and Oscar Heisserer (1914).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsYvette Andréyor
ACTOR
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 4,330
Frank Leboeuf
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 4,331
Pierre Mac Orlan
WRITER
1882 - 1970
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 4,332
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 4,333
Alfred Manessier
PAINTER
1911 - 1993
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 4,334
Pierre Omidyar
BUSINESSPERSON
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 4,335
Gaston Waringhien
LINGUIST
1901 - 1991
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 4,336
Valérie Kaprisky
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 4,337
Jacques Sautereau
ATHLETE
1860 - 1936
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 4,338
Victor Louis
ARCHITECT
1731 - 1800
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 4,339
Petit
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 4,340
André Thouin
BIOLOGIST
1746 - 1824
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 4,341
Oscar Heisserer
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2004
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 4,342
Among LINGUISTS In France
Among linguists born in France, Gaston Waringhien ranks 11. Before him are Louis de Beaufront (1855), Émile Littré (1801), Anne Dacier (1645), Lucien Tesnière (1893), Louis Duchesne (1843), and Sylvain Lévi (1863). After him are Arsène Darmesteter (1846).
Louis de Beaufront
1855 - 1935
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 5
Émile Littré
1801 - 1881
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 6
Anne Dacier
1645 - 1720
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 7
Lucien Tesnière
1893 - 1954
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 8
Louis Duchesne
1843 - 1922
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 9
Sylvain Lévi
1863 - 1935
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 10
Gaston Waringhien
1901 - 1991
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 11
Arsène Darmesteter
1846 - 1888
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 12