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Julius Pokorny

1887 - 1970

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Julius Pokorny (12 June 1887 – 8 April 1970) was an Austrian-Czech linguist and scholar of the Celtic languages and of Celtic studies, particularly of the Irish language, and a supporter of Irish nationalism. He held academic posts in Austrian and German universities. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julius Pokorny is the 136th most popular linguist (down from 134th in 2019), the 550th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 549th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Czech Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Julius Pokorny ranks 136 out of 214. Before him are Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda, James Legge, Aleksander Brückner, Vasily Abaev, Hermann Osthoff, and Alexander Potebnja. After him are Sylvain Lévi, Vladimir Toporov, Gerhard Rohlfs, Friedrich von Adelung, Giuliano Bonfante, and Yuen Ren Chao.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Julius Pokorny ranks 186. Before him are Reginald Owen, Thoralf Skolem, Hranush Arshagyan, Arcadio Larraona Saralegui, Joseph Lamb, and Amadeo García. After him are Teodor Koskenniemi, Waloddi Weibull, Kalle Anttila, Yuri Shaporin, Valentine Hugo, and Al Ernest Garcia. Among people deceased in 1970, Julius Pokorny ranks 179. Before him are Johnny Hodges, Alice Hamilton, Nathan Altman, Anna Louise Strong, Marcel Minnaert, and Karel Pešek. After him are Shoichi Sakata, Paul Schmidt, Konstantinos Tsaldaris, Arne Nyberg, Christopher Kelk Ingold, and Helene Madison.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Julius Pokorny ranks 550 out of 1,200. Before him are Prince Karl of Auersperg (1814), Jan Janský (1873), Paulina Porizkova (1965), Karel Pešek (1895), Antonín Vodička (1907), and Ludvík Vaculík (1926). After him are Josef Zeman (1915), Karel Mejta Sr (1928), Tomáš Ujfaluši (1978), Ferdinand Brokoff (1688), Karel Sabina (1813), and Vladimir Kulich (1956).

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Among LINGUISTS In Czechia

Among linguists born in Czechia, Julius Pokorny ranks 5. Before him are Bedřich Hrozný (1879), Vilém Mathesius (1882), Jan Mukařovský (1891), and Milena Hübschmannová (1933).

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