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Jernej Kopitar

1780 - 1844

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Jernej Kopitar, also known as Bartholomeus Kopitar (21 August 1780 – 11 August 1844), was a Slovene linguist and philologist working in Vienna. He also worked as the Imperial censor for Slovene literature in Vienna. He is perhaps best known for his role in the Serbian language reform started by Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, where he played a vital role in supporting the reform by using his reputation and influence as a Slavic philologist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jernej Kopitar is the 1,188th most popular writer (down from 1,154th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Slovenia (up from 19th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Slovene Writer.

Jernej Kopitar was a Slovenian astronomer and mathematician who is most famous for his work on the orbit of planets.

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Among writers, Jernej Kopitar ranks 1,188 out of 7,302. Before him are Lin Yutang, Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Donna Leon, Bernardino de Sahagún, Joanot Martorell, and Zachris Topelius. After him are Monique Wittig, Michael Connelly, Ljudevit Gaj, Marshall Rosenberg, Ugo Foscolo, and Hans Magnus Enzensberger.

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Among people born in 1780, Jernej Kopitar ranks 12. Before him are Hinrich Lichtenstein, Pierre-Jean de Béranger, Charles Nodier, Jules de Polignac, Ranjit Singh, and Sacagawea. After him are John Forsyth, Mary Somerville, Bernardino Rivadavia, Karl Nesselrode, Clarke Abel, and Tudor Vladimirescu. Among people deceased in 1844, Jernej Kopitar ranks 16. Before him are Ivan Krylov, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, William Beckford, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Flora Tristan, and Charles Nodier. After him are Henri Gatien Bertrand, Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia, Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily, Princess Cecilia of Sweden, Marie Harel, and Francis Baily.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Jernej Kopitar ranks 18 out of 340. Before him are Janez Drnovšek (1950), Edvard Kardelj (1910), Hemma of Gurk (980), Primož Trubar (1508), Borut Pahor (1963), and Ivan Cankar (1876). After him are Carlos, Duke of Madrid (1848), Wilhelm von Tegetthoff (1827), Nataša Pirc Musar (1968), Danilo Türk (1952), Janez Janša (1958), and Aleksander Čeferin (1967).

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Among WRITERS In Slovenia

Among writers born in Slovenia, Jernej Kopitar ranks 3. Before him are France Prešeren (1800), and Ivan Cankar (1876). After him are Alma Karlin (1889), Sigismund von Herberstein (1486), Stanko Vraz (1810), Edvard Kocbek (1904), Drago Jančar (1948), Valentin Vodnik (1758), Oton Župančič (1878), Srečko Kosovel (1904), and Adam Bohorič (1520).

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