LINGUIST

Johan Nicolai Madvig

1804 - 1886

Johan Nicolai Madvig

Johan Nicolai Madvig (Danish: [joˈhæn ˈne̝koˌlɑjˀ ˈmæðˀvi]; 7 August 1804 – 12 December 1886), was a Danish philologist and Kultus Minister. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Nicolai Madvig is the 143rd most popular linguist (down from 137th in 2019), the 460th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 453rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Danish Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Johan Nicolai Madvig ranks 143 out of 214. Before him are Sylvain Lévi, Vladimir Toporov, Gerhard Rohlfs, Friedrich von Adelung, Giuliano Bonfante, and Yuen Ren Chao. After him are Walther von Wartburg, János Sajnovics, Eduard Sievers, Gaston Waringhien, Germà Colón, and Mary Boyce.

Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia

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Sylvain Lévi
1863 - 1935
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 137
Vladimir Toporov
1928 - 2005
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 138
Gerhard Rohlfs
1892 - 1986
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 139
Friedrich von Adelung
1768 - 1843
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 140
Giuliano Bonfante
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 141
Yuen Ren Chao
1892 - 1982
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 142
Johan Nicolai Madvig
1804 - 1886
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 143
Walther von Wartburg
1888 - 1971
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 144
János Sajnovics
1733 - 1785
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 145
Eduard Sievers
1850 - 1932
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 146
Gaston Waringhien
1901 - 1991
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 147
Germà Colón
1928 - 2020
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 148
Mary Boyce
1920 - 2006
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 149

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1804, Johan Nicolai Madvig ranks 64. Before him are Victor Schœlcher, Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz, Mariana Pineda, Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, Mykhailo Maksymovych, and Julius Benedict. After him are Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, William Stokes, Alfred Moquin-Tandon, Peder Balke, Emma Smith, and Fruto Chamorro. Among people deceased in 1886, Johan Nicolai Madvig ranks 49. Before him are Paul Bert, Jules Malou, Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt, Winfield Scott Hancock, Tomás Villalba, and Eduard Oscar Schmidt. After him are Richard Maack, Joseph Victor von Scheffel, Zinovios Valvis, Théodore Aubanel, Samuel J. Tilden, and Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint.

Others Born in 1804

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Victor Schœlcher
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1893
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 58
Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1876
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 59
Mariana Pineda
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1831
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 60
Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1885
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 61
Mykhailo Maksymovych
HISTORIAN
1804 - 1873
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 62
Julius Benedict
COMPOSER
1804 - 1885
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 63
Johan Nicolai Madvig
LINGUIST
1804 - 1886
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 64
Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
COMPANION
1804 - 1828
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 65
William Stokes
PHYSICIAN
1804 - 1878
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 66
Alfred Moquin-Tandon
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1863
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 67
Peder Balke
PAINTER
1804 - 1887
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 68
Emma Smith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1804 - 1879
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 69
Fruto Chamorro
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1855
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 70

Others Deceased in 1886

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Paul Bert
BIOLOGIST
1833 - 1886
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 43
Jules Malou
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1886
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 44
Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1886
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 45
Winfield Scott Hancock
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1886
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 46
Tomás Villalba
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1886
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 47
Eduard Oscar Schmidt
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1886
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 48
Johan Nicolai Madvig
LINGUIST
1804 - 1886
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 49
Richard Maack
EXPLORER
1825 - 1886
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 50
Joseph Victor von Scheffel
WRITER
1826 - 1886
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 51
Zinovios Valvis
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1886
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 52
Théodore Aubanel
WRITER
1829 - 1886
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 53
Samuel J. Tilden
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1886
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 54
Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint
WRITER
1812 - 1886
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 55

In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Johan Nicolai Madvig ranks 460 out of 1,032. Before him are Theodor Philipsen (1840), Thomas Madsen-Mygdal (1876), Lars Olsen (1961), Johan Lange (1818), Johanne Luise Heiberg (1812), and Karl Madsen (1855). After him are Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821), Lauge Koch (1892), Ole Ernst (1940), Jørgen Leth (1937), Eugen Schmidt (1862), and Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (1941).

Others born in Denmark

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Theodor Philipsen
PAINTER
1840 - 1920
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 454
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1943
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 455
Lars Olsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 456
Johan Lange
BIOLOGIST
1818 - 1898
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 457
Johanne Luise Heiberg
ACTOR
1812 - 1890
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 458
Karl Madsen
PAINTER
1855 - 1938
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 459
Johan Nicolai Madvig
LINGUIST
1804 - 1886
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 460
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1821 - 1885
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 461
Lauge Koch
EXPLORER
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 462
Ole Ernst
ACTOR
1940 - 2013
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 463
Jørgen Leth
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 464
Eugen Schmidt
ATHLETE
1862 - 1931
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 465
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2022
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 466