LINGUIST

János Sajnovics

1733 - 1785

János Sajnovics

János Sajnovics de Tordas et Káloz (Tordas, 12 May 1733 – Pest, 4 May 1785) was a Hungarian linguist and member of the Jesuit order. He is best known for his pioneering work in comparative linguistics, particularly his systematic demonstration of the linguistic relationship between the Sami languages and Hungarian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. János Sajnovics is the 145th most popular linguist (up from 163rd in 2019), the 543rd most popular biography from Hungary (up from 604th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Hungarian Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, János Sajnovics ranks 145 out of 214. Before him are Gerhard Rohlfs, Friedrich von Adelung, Giuliano Bonfante, Yuen Ren Chao, Johan Nicolai Madvig, and Walther von Wartburg. After him are Eduard Sievers, Gaston Waringhien, Germà Colón, Mary Boyce, Alexander Veselovsky, and Nurit Peled-Elhanan.

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Gerhard Rohlfs
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HPI: 57.25
Rank: 139
Friedrich von Adelung
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HPI: 57.09
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Giuliano Bonfante
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HPI: 57.00
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Yuen Ren Chao
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HPI: 56.72
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Johan Nicolai Madvig
1804 - 1886
HPI: 56.65
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Walther von Wartburg
1888 - 1971
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 144
János Sajnovics
1733 - 1785
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 145
Eduard Sievers
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HPI: 56.49
Rank: 146
Gaston Waringhien
1901 - 1991
HPI: 56.47
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Germà Colón
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HPI: 56.45
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Mary Boyce
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HPI: 56.36
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Alexander Veselovsky
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HPI: 56.31
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Nurit Peled-Elhanan
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HPI: 56.24
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1733, János Sajnovics ranks 20. Before him are Christoph Friedrich Nicolai, Philip Carteret, Maruyama Ōkyo, Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter, Ismail III, and Adam Naruszewicz. After him are Mikhail Kheraskov, Richard Kirwan, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, and Philip Schuyler. Among people deceased in 1785, János Sajnovics ranks 21. Before him are Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duchess Frederica of Württemberg, Johan Herman Wessel, Johann Gerhard König, Ali-Morad Khan Zand, and Gottfried August Homilius. After him are Stephen Hopkins, Ventura Rodríguez, John Belchier, and George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville.

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Christoph Friedrich Nicolai
WRITER
1733 - 1811
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 14
Philip Carteret
EXPLORER
1733 - 1796
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 15
Maruyama Ōkyo
PAINTER
1733 - 1795
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 16
Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter
BIOLOGIST
1733 - 1806
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 17
Ismail III
NOBLEMAN
1733 - 1773
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 18
Adam Naruszewicz
WRITER
1733 - 1796
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 19
János Sajnovics
LINGUIST
1733 - 1785
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 20
Mikhail Kheraskov
WRITER
1733 - 1807
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 21
Richard Kirwan
GEOLOGIST
1733 - 1812
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 22
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1800
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 23
Philip Schuyler
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1804
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 24

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Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1785
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 15
Duchess Frederica of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1785
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 16
Johan Herman Wessel
WRITER
1742 - 1785
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 17
Johann Gerhard König
BIOLOGIST
1728 - 1785
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 18
Ali-Morad Khan Zand
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1785
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 19
Gottfried August Homilius
COMPOSER
1714 - 1785
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 20
János Sajnovics
LINGUIST
1733 - 1785
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 21
Stephen Hopkins
POLITICIAN
1707 - 1785
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 22
Ventura Rodríguez
ARCHITECT
1717 - 1785
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 23
John Belchier
BIOLOGIST
1706 - 1785
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 24
George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
POLITICIAN
1716 - 1785
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 25