LINGUIST
Hugo Schuchardt
1842 - 1927

Hugo Schuchardt
Hugo Ernst Mario Schuchardt (German: [ˈhuːɡo ˈʃʊxaʁt]; 4 February 1842, Gotha (Thuringia) – 21 April 1927, Graz (Styria)) was a German linguist, best known for his work in the Romance languages, the Basque language, and today especially as a pioneer in the study of mixed languages, including pidgins, creoles, and the Lingua franca of the Mediterranean. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugo Schuchardt is the 54th most popular linguist (down from 50th in 2019), the 1,913th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,851st in 2019) and the 12th most popular German Linguist.
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Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Hugo Schuchardt ranks 54 out of 214. Before him are Gabdulkhay Akhatov, Louis de Beaufront, Tuone Udaina, Hermann Paul, Renato Corsetti, and Vilhelm Thomsen. After him are William Labov, Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, Hesychius of Alexandria, Charles Bally, Matthias Castrén, and George Lakoff.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGabdulkhay Akhatov
1927 - 1986
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 48
Louis de Beaufront
1855 - 1935
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 49
Tuone Udaina
1821 - 1898
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 50
Hermann Paul
1846 - 1921
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 51
Renato Corsetti
1941 - 2025
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 52
Vilhelm Thomsen
1842 - 1927
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 53
Hugo Schuchardt
1842 - 1927
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 54
William Labov
1927 - 2024
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 55
Sándor Kőrösi Csoma
1784 - 1842
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 56
Hesychius of Alexandria
500 - 500
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 57
Charles Bally
1865 - 1947
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 58
Matthias Castrén
1813 - 1852
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 59
George Lakoff
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 60
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1842, Hugo Schuchardt ranks 38. Before him are Charles W. Alcock, Alphonse Borrelly, Nikolaos Gyzis, Ōyama Iwao, Gaston, Count of Eu, and Vilhelm Thomsen. After him are François Coppée, Rikard Nordraak, Georg Ritter von Schönerer, Osman Hamdi Bey, Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia, and Jan Puzyna de Kosielsko. Among people deceased in 1927, Hugo Schuchardt ranks 41. Before him are Shote Galica, Boris Kustodiev, Sisowath of Cambodia, James Oliver Curwood, Sergey Sazonov, and Vilhelm Thomsen. After him are Jovan Cvijić, Fritz Hofmann, Victorine Meurent, Robert Fuchs, Jonas Basanavičius, and Mikhail Artsybashev.
Others Born in 1842
Go to all RankingsCharles W. Alcock
SOCCER PLAYER
1842 - 1907
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 32
Alphonse Borrelly
ASTRONOMER
1842 - 1926
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 33
Nikolaos Gyzis
PAINTER
1842 - 1901
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 34
Ōyama Iwao
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1916
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 35
Gaston, Count of Eu
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1922
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 36
Vilhelm Thomsen
LINGUIST
1842 - 1927
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 37
Hugo Schuchardt
LINGUIST
1842 - 1927
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 38
François Coppée
WRITER
1842 - 1908
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 39
Rikard Nordraak
COMPOSER
1842 - 1866
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 40
Georg Ritter von Schönerer
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1921
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 41
Osman Hamdi Bey
PAINTER
1842 - 1910
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 42
Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1849
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 43
Jan Puzyna de Kosielsko
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1842 - 1911
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 44
Others Deceased in 1927
Go to all RankingsShote Galica
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1927
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 35
Boris Kustodiev
PAINTER
1878 - 1927
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 36
Sisowath of Cambodia
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1927
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 37
James Oliver Curwood
WRITER
1878 - 1927
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 38
Sergey Sazonov
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1927
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 39
Vilhelm Thomsen
LINGUIST
1842 - 1927
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 40
Hugo Schuchardt
LINGUIST
1842 - 1927
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 41
Jovan Cvijić
GEOGRAPHER
1865 - 1927
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 42
Fritz Hofmann
ATHLETE
1871 - 1927
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 43
Victorine Meurent
PAINTER
1844 - 1927
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 44
Robert Fuchs
COMPOSER
1847 - 1927
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 45
Jonas Basanavičius
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1927
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 46
Mikhail Artsybashev
WRITER
1878 - 1927
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 47
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Hugo Schuchardt ranks 1,913 out of 7,253. Before him are Hans Hermann von Katte (1704), Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884), Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794), Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis (1706), Wolf Biermann (1936), and Max Immelmann (1890). After him are Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1664), Rachel Félix (1821), Bernd Hölzenbein (1946), Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1489), Adolf von Henselt (1814), and Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg (1588).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHans Hermann von Katte
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1704 - 1730
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 1,907
Prince Adalbert of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1948
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 1,908
Eilhard Mitscherlich
CHEMIST
1794 - 1863
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 1,909
Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis
POLITICIAN
1706 - 1756
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 1,910
Wolf Biermann
SINGER
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 1,911
Max Immelmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1916
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 1,912
Hugo Schuchardt
LINGUIST
1842 - 1927
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 1,913
Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
POLITICIAN
1664 - 1707
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 1,914
Rachel Félix
ACTOR
1821 - 1858
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 1,915
Bernd Hölzenbein
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2024
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 1,916
Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1489 - 1568
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 1,917
Adolf von Henselt
COMPOSER
1814 - 1889
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 1,918
Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg
NOBLEMAN
1588 - 1658
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 1,919
Among LINGUISTS In Germany
Among linguists born in Germany, Hugo Schuchardt ranks 12. Before him are Johann Christoph Adelung (1732), Georg Friedrich Grotefend (1775), Friedrich August Wolf (1759), Michel Bréal (1832), Vasily Radlov (1837), and Hermann Paul (1846). After him are Karl Lachmann (1793), Karl Brugmann (1849), August Leskien (1840), Friedrich Christian Diez (1794), Alexander Gode (1906), and Carl Brockelmann (1868).
Johann Christoph Adelung
1732 - 1806
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 6
Georg Friedrich Grotefend
1775 - 1853
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 7
Friedrich August Wolf
1759 - 1824
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 8
Michel Bréal
1832 - 1915
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 9
Vasily Radlov
1837 - 1918
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 10
Hermann Paul
1846 - 1921
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 11
Hugo Schuchardt
1842 - 1927
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 12
Karl Lachmann
1793 - 1851
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 13
Karl Brugmann
1849 - 1919
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 14
August Leskien
1840 - 1916
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 15
Friedrich Christian Diez
1794 - 1876
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 16
Alexander Gode
1906 - 1970
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 17
Carl Brockelmann
1868 - 1956
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 18