LINGUIST
Ivan Kuratov
1839 - 1875

Ivan Kuratov
Ivan Alekseevich Kuratov (Russian: Иван Алексеевич Куратов; Komi: Куратов Ӧльӧш Вань, Kuratov Öľöš Vań, 18 July [O.S. 6 July] 1839 in Kibra village, current Kuratovo village, Komi Republic — 29 November [O.S. 17 November] 1875 in Verny, current Almaty) was a Komi poet and linguist, seen as renovator of Komi literature. Kuratov began writing verses at age 13, while studying in a seminary, and was engaged in poetry until his death. The most fruitful period of his life were the years spent in the town of Ust-Sysolsk, where Kuratov settled after unsuccessful attempt to continue his education in Moscow. Here he taught country children, worked on linguistics and wrote poetry. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan Kuratov is the 182nd most popular linguist (down from 180th in 2019), the 2,150th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,157th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Russian Linguist.
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Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Ivan Kuratov ranks 182 out of 214. Before him are Robert Blust, Sergei Starostin, Oswald Szemerényi, Francisco Rodríguez Adrados, María Rosa Lida de Malkiel, and Dell Hymes. After him are Alexander Melville Bell, Lev Shcherba, George Perkins Marsh, Ziad Fazah, Kenneth Lee Pike, and Ray Jackendoff.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert Blust
1940 - 2022
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 176
Sergei Starostin
1953 - 2005
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 177
Oswald Szemerényi
1913 - 1996
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 178
Francisco Rodríguez Adrados
1922 - 2020
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 179
María Rosa Lida de Malkiel
1910 - 1962
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 180
Dell Hymes
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 181
Ivan Kuratov
1839 - 1875
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 182
Alexander Melville Bell
1819 - 1905
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 183
Lev Shcherba
1880 - 1944
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 184
George Perkins Marsh
1801 - 1882
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 185
Ziad Fazah
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 186
Kenneth Lee Pike
1912 - 2000
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 187
Ray Jackendoff
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 188
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1839, Ivan Kuratov ranks 88. Before him are Julius von Hann, Tage Reedtz-Thott, Nicolaas Pierson, Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Ignacio Andrade, and Casimiro de Abreu. After him are William T. Anderson, John Ballance, John Butler Yeats, Redvers Buller, John Aitken, and Robert Smalls. Among people deceased in 1875, Ivan Kuratov ranks 80. Before him are Henry Kellett, Zsigmond Kemény, Karl Mauch, John Gardner Wilkinson, Zecharias Frankel, and Juan Crisóstomo Torrico. After him are Dragojla Jarnević, Atis Kronvalds, Julián Castro, Thomas Baines, William Edmond Logan, and John B. Weller.
Others Born in 1839
Go to all RankingsJulius von Hann
CELEBRITY
1839 - 1921
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 82
Tage Reedtz-Thott
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1923
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 83
Nicolaas Pierson
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1909
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 84
Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1912
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 85
Ignacio Andrade
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1925
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 86
Casimiro de Abreu
WRITER
1839 - 1860
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 87
Ivan Kuratov
LINGUIST
1839 - 1875
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 88
William T. Anderson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1864
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 89
John Ballance
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1893
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 90
John Butler Yeats
ARTIST
1839 - 1922
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 91
Redvers Buller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1908
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 92
John Aitken
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1919
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 93
Robert Smalls
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1915
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 94
Others Deceased in 1875
Go to all RankingsHenry Kellett
EXPLORER
1806 - 1875
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 74
Zsigmond Kemény
WRITER
1814 - 1875
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 75
Karl Mauch
EXPLORER
1837 - 1875
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 76
John Gardner Wilkinson
EXPLORER
1797 - 1875
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 77
Zecharias Frankel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1875
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 78
Juan Crisóstomo Torrico
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1875
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 79
Ivan Kuratov
LINGUIST
1839 - 1875
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 80
Dragojla Jarnević
WRITER
1812 - 1875
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 81
Atis Kronvalds
WRITER
1837 - 1875
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 82
Julián Castro
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1875
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 83
Thomas Baines
PAINTER
1820 - 1875
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 84
William Edmond Logan
GEOLOGIST
1798 - 1875
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 85
John B. Weller
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1875
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 86
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Ivan Kuratov ranks 2,150 out of 3,761. Before him are Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky (1900), Yury Osipov (1936), Maria Andreyeva (1868), Yuriy Lituyev (1925), Pavel Bure (1971), and Igor Starygin (1946). After him are Leonid Sobinov (1872), Yuri Shatunov (1973), Yevgeny Vesnik (1923), Vladimir Nazlymov (1945), John Kay (1944), and Antonina Seredina (1929).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsNikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky
BIOLOGIST
1900 - 1981
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 2,144
Yury Osipov
MATHEMATICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 2,145
Maria Andreyeva
ACTOR
1868 - 1953
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 2,146
Yuriy Lituyev
ATHLETE
1925 - 2000
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 2,147
Pavel Bure
HOCKEY PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 2,148
Igor Starygin
ACTOR
1946 - 2009
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 2,149
Ivan Kuratov
LINGUIST
1839 - 1875
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 2,150
Leonid Sobinov
SINGER
1872 - 1934
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 2,151
Yuri Shatunov
SINGER
1973 - 2022
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 2,152
Yevgeny Vesnik
ACTOR
1923 - 2009
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 2,153
Vladimir Nazlymov
FENCER
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 2,154
John Kay
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 2,155
Antonina Seredina
ATHLETE
1929 - 2016
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 2,156
Among LINGUISTS In Russia
Among linguists born in Russia, Ivan Kuratov ranks 13. Before him are Vladimir Toporov (1928), Alexander Veselovsky (1838), Waldemar Rosenberger (1848), Andrey Zaliznyak (1935), Vyacheslav Ivanov (1929), and Sergei Starostin (1953). After him are Lev Shcherba (1880), Viktor Vinogradov (1894), Ivan Yakovlev (1848), and Dmitry Ushakov (1873).
Vladimir Toporov
1928 - 2005
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 7
Alexander Veselovsky
1838 - 1906
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 8
Waldemar Rosenberger
1848 - 1918
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 9
Andrey Zaliznyak
1935 - 2017
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 10
Vyacheslav Ivanov
1929 - 2017
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 11
Sergei Starostin
1953 - 2005
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 12
Ivan Kuratov
1839 - 1875
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 13
Lev Shcherba
1880 - 1944
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 14
Viktor Vinogradov
1894 - 1969
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 15
Ivan Yakovlev
1848 - 1930
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 16
Dmitry Ushakov
1873 - 1942
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 17