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Germà Colón

1928 - 2020

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Germà Colón i Doménech (30 November 1928 – 22 March 2020) was a Spanish philologist of Romance philology and Catalan lexicology. He was appointed a professor at the University of Basel, in Switzerland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Germà Colón is the 148th most popular linguist (down from 139th in 2024), the 1,464th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,428th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Germà Colón ranks 148 out of 214. Before him are Yuen Ren Chao, Johan Nicolai Madvig, Walther von Wartburg, János Sajnovics, Eduard Sievers, and Gaston Waringhien. After him are Mary Boyce, Alexander Veselovsky, Iryna Farion, Nurit Peled-Elhanan, Friedrich Kluge, and William Stokoe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Germà Colón ranks 389. Before him are Gudrun Pausewang, Miroslav Filip, Paul Arizin, Anna-Lisa Eriksson, Dezső Bundzsák, and François Remetter. After him are Ann Blyth, William Trevor, Emilio Caprile, Akira Miyawaki, Abdul Sattar Edhi, and Hushang Ebtehaj. Among people deceased in 2020, Germà Colón ranks 428. Before him are John Baldessari, Sugathakumari, Marlene Ahrens, Marc Fumaroli, Luis Eduardo Aute, and Billy Evans. After him are Goyo Benito, Luciano Federici, Emilio Caprile, Peter Bonetti, Inna Makarova, and Tom Belsø.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Germà Colón ranks 1,464 out of 3,355. Before him are Gavi (2004), José de Amézola y Aspizúa (1874), Vicente Enrique y Tarancón (1907), Gregorio Manzano (1956), Seve Ballesteros (1957), and Jean Cassou (1897). After him are Julio Caro Baroja (1914), Goyo Benito (1946), Ángel Arocha (1907), Miguel Ángel Revilla (1943), García López de Cárdenas (1500), and Lolita Flores (1958).

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Among LINGUISTS In Spain

Among linguists born in Spain, Germà Colón ranks 4. Before him are Pompeu Fabra (1868), Ramón Menéndez Pidal (1869), and Joan Coromines (1905). After him are Martí de Riquer i Morera (1914), and Francisco Rodríguez Adrados (1922).

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