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Iryna Farion

1964 - 2024

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Iryna Dmytrivna Farion (Ukrainian: Ірина Дмитрівна Фаріон, pronounced [iˈrɪnɐ ˈdmɪtr⁽ʲ⁾iu̯nɐ fɐr⁽ʲ⁾iˈɔn]; 29 April 1964 – 19 July 2024) was a Ukrainian linguist and nationalist politician who served as a deputy in the Verkhovna Rada from 2012 to 2014 as a member of Svoboda. She was a professor at the Department of Ukrainian Language at Lviv Polytechnic's Institute of Humanitarian and Social Sciences. She was known for her campaigns to promote the Ukrainian heritage language learning as a part of decolonisation, and for her vocal criticism of Ukrainians who spoke Russian. Farion was assassinated outside of her home on 19 July 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Iryna Farion is the 151st most popular linguist, the 735th most popular biography from Ukraine and the 6th most popular Ukrainian Linguist.

Iryna Farion was a Ukrainian linguist and politician known for her work in promoting the Ukrainian language and culture. She served as a member of the Ukrainian parliament and was an advocate for language rights and education reforms.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Iryna Farion ranks 151 out of 214. Before her are János Sajnovics, Eduard Sievers, Gaston Waringhien, Germà Colón, Mary Boyce, and Alexander Veselovsky. After her are Nurit Peled-Elhanan, Friedrich Kluge, William Stokoe, Hermann Möller, Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, and Heinrich Schmid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Iryna Farion ranks 244. Before her are Victor Ferreyra, Christopher Judge, Andrea Benetti, Kaj Leo Johannesen, Maynard James Keenan, and Adrian Hasler. After her are Maxim Kontsevich, Mauro Gianetti, Lauren Vélez, Sebastiano Rossi, David Spade, and Néstor Gorosito. Among people deceased in 2024, Iryna Farion ranks 345. Before her are Eliyahu Rips, Franciszek Smuda, Francisco Jara, Terry Griffiths, Ray Reardon, and John Bruton. After her are Takayuki Kubota, Karin Baal, E. Allen Emerson, Artur Chilingarov, Tommy Banks, and Shyam Benegal.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Iryna Farion ranks 735 out of 1,365. Before her are Valeriy Porkujan (1944), Vladimir Dudintsev (1918), Stanisław Mazur (1905), Ossip Bernstein (1882), Klavdiya Shulzhenko (1906), and Jascha Horenstein (1898). After her are Nikolai Gikalo (1897), Moriz Rosenthal (1862), Jan Szczepanik (1872), Yuri Malenchenko (1961), Alexander Litovchenko (1835), and Mikhail Kheraskov (1733).

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Among LINGUISTS In Ukraine

Among linguists born in Ukraine, Iryna Farion ranks 6. Before her are Edgar de Wahl (1867), Vasili Eroshenko (1890), Ahatanhel Krymsky (1871), Aleksander Brückner (1856), and Alexander Potebnja (1835). After her are Zellig Harris (1909), and Vladislav Illich-Svitych (1934).

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