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Karl Brugmann

1849 - 1919

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Friedrich Karl Brugmann (né Brugman; 16 March 1849 – 29 June 1919) was a German linguist. He is noted for his work in Indo-European linguistics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Brugmann is the 64th most popular linguist (down from 58th in 2019), the 2,268th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,134th in 2019) and the 14th most popular German Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Karl Brugmann ranks 64 out of 214Before him are Charles Bally, Matthias Castrén, George Lakoff, Josef Dobrovský, Karl Lachmann, and Vilém Mathesius. After him are August Leskien, Johannes Aavik, Claude Piron, Vatroslav Jagić, Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze, and Friedrich Christian Diez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1849, Karl Brugmann ranks 45Before him are Herbert von Bismarck, Saionji Kinmochi, Georg Luger, Empress Shōken, Dersu Uzala, and William Osler. After him are Jérôme Eugène Coggia, Sergei Ivanovich Mosin, Johan August Brinell, Oscar Hertwig, Alexander von Krobatin, and Károly Khuen-Héderváry. Among people deceased in 1919, Karl Brugmann ranks 61Before him are Feng Guozhang, Friedrich Naumann, Luigi Illica, Hugo Haase, William Osler, and Franz von Liszt. After him are Ahmed Muhtar Pasha, Eugen Leviné, Raymonde de Laroche, Evelyn De Morgan, Wilhelm Lehmbruck, and Jérôme Eugène Coggia.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl Brugmann ranks 2,269 out of 7,253Before him are Fritz Pfeffer (1889), Andre Gunder Frank (1929), Waldemar Bonsels (1880), Christian Lorenz (1966), Louis III, Elector Palatine (1378), and Ernst Barkmann (1919). After him are Ernst Neufert (1900), John VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1558), Horst Sindermann (1915), Marc-André ter Stegen (1992), Princess Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1663), and Hermann Ehrhardt (1881).

Among LINGUISTS In Germany

Among linguists born in Germany, Karl Brugmann ranks 14Before him are Friedrich August Wolf (1759), Michel Bréal (1832), Vasily Radlov (1837), Hermann Paul (1846), Hugo Schuchardt (1842), and Karl Lachmann (1793). After him are August Leskien (1840), Friedrich Christian Diez (1794), Alexander Gode (1906), Carl Brockelmann (1868), Johannes Schmidt (1843), and Konrad Duden (1829).