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Göran Malmqvist

1924 - 2019

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Nils Göran David Malmqvist (6 June 1924 – 17 October 2019) was a Swedish linguist, literary historian, sinologist and translator. He was also a member of the Swedish Academy between 1985 and 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Göran Malmqvist is the 170th most popular linguist, the 873rd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 901st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Göran Malmqvist ranks 170 out of 214. Before him are Christiane Nord, Vladimir I. Georgiev, Waldemar Rosenberger, Martí de Riquer i Morera, John Lyons, and Andrey Zaliznyak. After him are Zellig Harris, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Henry Sweet, Henry Liddell, Gideon Toury, and Robert Blust.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Göran Malmqvist ranks 390. Before him are David Marshall Lang, Maino Neri, Giacomo Mari, F. Sionil José, Aron Gurevich, and Mohamed Benhima. After him are Zahrad, Chikage Awashima, Armand Gatti, Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Slim Harpo, and Ragnar Lundberg. Among people deceased in 2019, Göran Malmqvist ranks 396. Before him are Eduard Krieger, Richard Williams, Halvard Hanevold, Cecilia Seghizzi, Stefan Angelov, and Galina Volchek. After him are Jürgen Kissner, Mary L. Good, Ayşen Gruda, Ken Kavanagh, Artur Brauner, and Carolee Schneemann.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Göran Malmqvist ranks 873 out of 1,879. Before him are Mona Malm (1935), Gunder Hägg (1918), Ivan Betskoy (1704), Tomas Alfredson (1965), Leonard Peterson (1885), and Kjell Rosén (1921). After him are Axel Nordlander (1879), Henry Källgren (1931), Carl Silfverstrand (1885), Kjell Johansson (1946), Marie Richardson (1959), and Prawitz Öberg (1930).

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Among LINGUISTS In Sweden

Among linguists born in Sweden, Göran Malmqvist ranks 2. Before him are Bernhard Karlgren (1889). After him are Sture Allén (1928), and Bo Ralph (1945).

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