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Josef Dobrovský

1753 - 1829

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Josef Dobrovský (17 August 1753 – 6 January 1829) was a Czech philologist and historian, one of the most important figures of the Czech National Revival along with Josef Jungmann. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josef Dobrovský is the 61st most popular linguist (down from 56th in 2019), the 215th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 209th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Hungarian Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Josef Dobrovský ranks 61 out of 214. Before him are William Labov, Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, Hesychius of Alexandria, Charles Bally, Matthias Castrén, and George Lakoff. After him are Karl Lachmann, Vilém Mathesius, Karl Brugmann, August Leskien, Johannes Aavik, and Claude Piron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1753, Josef Dobrovský ranks 18. Before him are Franz Karl Achard, Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, Samuel Crompton, Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, and Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud. After him are Shaykh Ahmad, Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux, Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Charlotte Buff, Sophia Albertina, Abbess of Quedlinburg, and Ludwig von Cobenzl. Among people deceased in 1829, Josef Dobrovský ranks 25. Before him are Infanta Benedita of Portugal, Mahmud Shah Durrani, Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa, Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, and Kittur Chennamma. After him are Sikandar Jah, John Adams, Sophia Albertina, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Juan Ignacio Molina, Anouvong, and Matsudaira Sadanobu.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Josef Dobrovský ranks 215 out of 1,077. Before him are Mihály Zichy (1827), Ferenc Deák (1922), László Szabó (1917), Joseph Kosma (1905), Géza Anda (1921), and Márta Mészáros (1931). After him are Ferenc Gyulay (1799), Stephan Burián von Rajecz (1851), Imre Schlosser (1889), Rudolf E. Kálmán (1930), Teddy Kollek (1911), and Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria (1870).

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Among LINGUISTS In Hungary

Among linguists born in Hungary, Josef Dobrovský ranks 2. Before him are Ignác Goldziher (1850). After him are János Sajnovics (1733).

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