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Johan Ludvig Heiberg

1854 - 1928

Johan Ludvig Heiberg

Johan Ludvig Heiberg (27 November 1854 – 4 January 1928) was a Danish philologist and historian. He is best known for his discovery of previously unknown texts in the Archimedes Palimpsest, and for his edition of Euclid's Elements that T. L. Heath translated into English. He also published an edition of Ptolemy's Almagest. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Ludvig Heiberg is the 208th most popular linguist (down from 204th in 2019), the 693rd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 681st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Danish Linguist.

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Among linguists, Johan Ludvig Heiberg ranks 208 out of 214. Before him are Rudolf Thurneysen, Sophus Bugge, Georg Bühler, Dmitry Ushakov, Lyle Campbell, and Mary Haas. After him are Einar Haugen, Ian Hancock, Michael Witzel, and Ranko Matasović.

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HPI: 51.29
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Mary Haas
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1854 - 1928
HPI: 49.50
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HPI: 47.98
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HPI: 45.22
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1854, Johan Ludvig Heiberg ranks 126. Before him are Arthur Barclay, Francis Marion Crawford, Annie Lorrain Smith, Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone, Birt Acres, and George Whitefield Chadwick. Among people deceased in 1928, Johan Ludvig Heiberg ranks 125. Before him are Gonzalo Córdova, George Siegmann, Lewis Howard Latimer, Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Johan Olin, and C. B. K. Beachcroft. After him are Nora Bayes, Tursunoy Saidazimova, Crystal Eastman, Ezra Meeker, and Laura Mendez.

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Arthur Barclay
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1938
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 120
Francis Marion Crawford
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1854 - 1909
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 121
Annie Lorrain Smith
BIOLOGIST
1854 - 1937
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 122
Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1930
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 123
Birt Acres
FILM DIRECTOR
1854 - 1918
HPI: 51.00
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George Whitefield Chadwick
COMPOSER
1854 - 1931
HPI: 49.80
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Johan Ludvig Heiberg
LINGUIST
1854 - 1928
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 126