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Holger Pedersen

1867 - 1953

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Holger Pedersen (Danish: [ˈhʌlˀkɐ ˈpʰe̝(ː)ðɐsn̩]; 7 April 1867 – 25 October 1953) was a Danish linguist who made significant contributions to language science and wrote about thirty authoritative works concerning several languages. He was born in Gelballe, Denmark, and died in Hellerup, next to Copenhagen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Holger Pedersen is the 83rd most popular linguist (down from 81st in 2019), the 262nd most popular biography from Denmark (up from 265th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Danish Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Holger Pedersen ranks 83 out of 214. Before him are Đuro Daničić, Vasili Eroshenko, Robert Morrison, Morris Swadesh, Max Nettlau, and Eugenio Coșeriu. After him are Anne Dacier, Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke, Gustaf John Ramstedt, Johannes Schmidt, Jan Mukařovský, and Morris Halle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Holger Pedersen ranks 79. Before him are Sister Nivedita, Emil Krebs, Konstantin Balmont, Hiranuma Kiichirō, Nilo Peçanha, and Vera Yevstafievna Popova. After him are Dagny Juel, Gutzon Borglum, Léon Delacroix, Dimitrios Gounaris, Ali Kemal, and Hjalmar Johansen. Among people deceased in 1953, Holger Pedersen ranks 72. Before him are Chōjun Miyagi, Karl Staaf, Boris Kidrič, Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu, Iuliu Maniu, and Hjalmar Hammarskjöld. After him are James Finlayson, Nikolay Zelinsky, Vsevolod Merkulov, Vydūnas, Helene Mayer, and Xu Beihong.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Holger Pedersen ranks 262 out of 1,032. Before him are Jacob Gade (1879), Kjeld Abell (1901), Erik Scavenius (1877), Valdemar the Young (1209), Ove Høegh-Guldberg (1731), and Adam Wilhelm Moltke (1785). After him are Christen Købke (1810), Christen Sørensen Longomontanus (1562), Christian Bohr (1855), Helena Christensen (1968), Harald Nielsen (1941), and Annette Stroyberg (1936).

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Among LINGUISTS In Denmark

Among linguists born in Denmark, Holger Pedersen ranks 5. Before him are Rasmus Rask (1787), Otto Jespersen (1860), Louis Hjelmslev (1899), and Vilhelm Thomsen (1842). After him are Hans Ørberg (1920), Johan Nicolai Madvig (1804), and Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1854).

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