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Johan Ludvig Heiberg

1854 - 1928

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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 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Ludvig Heiberg is the 209th most popular linguist (down from 204th in 2024), the 697th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 681st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Danish Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Johan Ludvig Heiberg ranks 209 out of 214. Before him are Rudolf Thurneysen, Sophus Bugge, Georg Bühler, Dmitry Ushakov, Lyle Campbell, and Mary Haas. After him are Einar Haugen, Snježana Kordić, Ian Hancock, Michael Witzel, and Ranko Matasović.

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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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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Johan Ludvig Heiberg ranks 696 out of 1,032. Before him are Adrian Zandberg (1979), Vilhelm Wolfhagen (1889), Thomas Sørensen (1976), Peter Kjær (1965), and Prince Felix of Denmark (2002). After him are Michael Schjønberg (1967), Jesper Kyd (1972), Brian Nielsen (1965), Rie Rasmussen (1978), Ann Eleonora Jørgensen (1965), Kasper Dolberg (1997), and Nicolas Kiesa (1978).

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Among LINGUISTS In Denmark

Among linguists born in Denmark, Johan Ludvig Heiberg ranks 8. Before him are Otto Jespersen (1860), Louis Hjelmslev (1899), Vilhelm Thomsen (1842), Holger Pedersen (1867), Hans Ørberg (1920), and Johan Nicolai Madvig (1804).

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