LINGUIST
Giuliano Bonfante
1904 - 2005
Giuliano Bonfante
Giuliano Bonfante (6 August 1904, Milan – 9 September 2005, Rome) was an Italian linguist and expert on the language of the Etruscans and other Italic peoples. He was professor of linguistics at the University of Genoa and then at the University of Turin. Bonfante was born in Milan, the son of jurist Pietro Bonfante. He collaborated with his daughter, Larissa Bonfante, in his study of the Etruscan language. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giuliano Bonfante is the 141st most popular linguist (down from 138th in 2019), the 3,437th most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,481st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Linguist.
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Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Giuliano Bonfante ranks 141 out of 214. Before him are Alexander Potebnja, Julius Pokorny, Sylvain Lévi, Vladimir Toporov, Gerhard Rohlfs, and Friedrich von Adelung. After him are Yuen Ren Chao, Johan Nicolai Madvig, Walther von Wartburg, János Sajnovics, Eduard Sievers, and Gaston Waringhien.
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Vladimir Toporov
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Gerhard Rohlfs
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Friedrich von Adelung
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HPI: 57.09
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Giuliano Bonfante
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 141
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HPI: 56.72
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Johan Nicolai Madvig
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HPI: 56.65
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HPI: 56.57
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HPI: 56.50
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HPI: 56.49
Rank: 146
Gaston Waringhien
1901 - 1991
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 147
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1904, Giuliano Bonfante ranks 224. Before him are Cecil Day-Lewis, Bozorg Alavi, Alger Hiss, Valentín González, Bill Brandt, and Abraham Alikhanov. After him are Elizabeth Roboz Einstein, Attila Petschauer, Chūhei Nambu, Yves Giraud-Cabantous, Tita Merello, and J. R. D. Tata. Among people deceased in 2005, Giuliano Bonfante ranks 209. Before him are Abdallah Ibrahim, Sverre Stenersen, Pierre Daninos, Hong Deok-young, Song Renqiong, and Melita Norwood. After him are Fabrizio Meoni, Frank Gorshin, Cliff Allison, Julián Marías, Eugene McCarthy, and Jesús Rafael Soto.
Others Born in 1904
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Cecil Day-Lewis
WRITER
1904 - 1972
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 218
Bozorg Alavi
WRITER
1904 - 1997
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 219
Alger Hiss
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 220
Valentín González
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1904 - 1983
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 221
Bill Brandt
JOURNALIST
1904 - 1983
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 222
Abraham Alikhanov
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1970
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 223
Giuliano Bonfante
LINGUIST
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 224
Elizabeth Roboz Einstein
CHEMIST
1904 - 1995
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 225
Attila Petschauer
FENCER
1904 - 1943
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 226
Chūhei Nambu
ATHLETE
1904 - 1997
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 227
Yves Giraud-Cabantous
RACING DRIVER
1904 - 1973
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 228
Tita Merello
ACTOR
1904 - 2002
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 229
J. R. D. Tata
BUSINESSPERSON
1904 - 1993
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 230
Others Deceased in 2005
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Abdallah Ibrahim
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2005
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 203
Sverre Stenersen
ATHLETE
1926 - 2005
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 204
Pierre Daninos
WRITER
1913 - 2005
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 205
Hong Deok-young
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2005
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 206
Song Renqiong
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2005
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 207
Melita Norwood
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 2005
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 208
Giuliano Bonfante
LINGUIST
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 209
Fabrizio Meoni
RACING DRIVER
1957 - 2005
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 210
Frank Gorshin
ACTOR
1933 - 2005
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 211
Cliff Allison
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 2005
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 212
Julián Marías
PHILOSOPHER
1914 - 2005
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 213
Eugene McCarthy
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 214
Jesús Rafael Soto
PAINTER
1923 - 2005
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 215
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Giuliano Bonfante ranks 3,438 out of 5,161. Before him are Alessandra Panaro (1939), Gianni Motta (1943), Giovanni I Cornaro (1551), Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (1969), Giuseppe Gentile (1943), and Eusebio Castigliano (1921). After him are Jacopo Contarini (1194), Fabrizio Meoni (1957), Mario Rigoni Stern (1921), Mario Magnozzi (1902), Arnoldo Foà (1916), and Ippolito Nievo (1831).
Others born in Italy
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Alessandra Panaro
ACTOR
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 3,432
Gianni Motta
CYCLIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 3,433
Giovanni I Cornaro
POLITICIAN
1551 - 1629
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 3,434
Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 3,435
Giuseppe Gentile
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 3,436
Eusebio Castigliano
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1949
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 3,437
Giuliano Bonfante
LINGUIST
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 3,438
Jacopo Contarini
POLITICIAN
1194 - 1280
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 3,439
Fabrizio Meoni
RACING DRIVER
1957 - 2005
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 3,440
Mario Rigoni Stern
WRITER
1921 - 2008
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 3,441
Mario Magnozzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1971
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 3,442
Arnoldo Foà
ACTOR
1916 - 2014
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 3,443
Ippolito Nievo
WRITER
1831 - 1861
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 3,444
Among LINGUISTS In Italy
Among linguists born in Italy, Giuliano Bonfante ranks 2. Before him are Renato Corsetti (1941).
