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Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn

1612 - 1653

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Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn (August 28, 1612 – October 3, 1653) was a Dutch scholar (his Latinized name was Marcus Zuerius Boxhornius). Born in Bergen op Zoom, he was professor at the University of Leiden. He discovered the similarity among Indo-European languages, and supposed the existence of a primitive common language which he called 'Scythian'. He included in his hypothesis Dutch, Greek, Latin, Persian, and German, later adding Slavic, Celtic and Baltic languages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn is the 155th most popular linguist (up from 172nd in 2019), the 743rd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 838th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn ranks 155 out of 214. Before him are Mary Boyce, Alexander Veselovsky, Nurit Peled-Elhanan, Friedrich Kluge, William Stokoe, and Hermann Möller. After him are Heinrich Schmid, Arsène Darmesteter, Alice Kober, William Dwight Whitney, Hermann Hirt, and Takekazu Asaka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1612, Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn ranks 25. Before him are John Albert Vasa, Frans Post, Louis, Duke of Vendôme, Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz, August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, and Anne Bradstreet. After him are Pier Francesco Mola, and Richard Crashaw. Among people deceased in 1653, Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn ranks 13. Before him are Simon de Vlieger, Jan Wildens, Adriaen van Utrecht, Lucrezia Marinella, Théophraste Renaudot, and Claudius Salmasius.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn ranks 743 out of 1,646. Before him are Edo de Waart (1941), Jan Heemskerk (1818), Henri Frankfort (1897), Thomas van Erpe (1584), Sigrid Kaag (1961), and Pieter Jelles Troelstra (1860). After him are Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (2003), Sef Vergoossen (1947), George Baker (1944), Monique van de Ven (1952), Eddy Treijtel (1946), and Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst (1603).

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Among LINGUISTS In Netherlands

Among linguists born in Netherlands, Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn ranks 3. Before him are Teun A. van Dijk (1943), and Jan de Vries (1890). After him are Rogier Blokland (1971).

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