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Matthias Castrén

1813 - 1852

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Matthias Alexander Castrén (2 December 1813 – 7 May 1852) was a Finnish Swedish ethnologist and philologist who was a pioneer in the study of the Uralic languages. He was an educator, author and linguist at the University of Helsinki. Castrén is known for his research in the linguistics and ethnography of the Northern Eurasian peoples. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthias Castrén is the 59th most popular linguist (up from 61st in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Finland (up from 83rd in 2019) and the most popular Finnish Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Matthias Castrén ranks 59 out of 214. Before him are Vilhelm Thomsen, Hugo Schuchardt, William Labov, Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, Hesychius of Alexandria, and Charles Bally. After him are George Lakoff, Josef Dobrovský, Karl Lachmann, Vilém Mathesius, Karl Brugmann, and August Leskien.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1813, Matthias Castrén ranks 26. Before him are Louis Lucien Bonaparte, Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Auguste Maquet, Jørgen Moe, Christian Friedrich Hebbel, and Princess Josephine of Baden. After him are Jacob Georg Agardh, Juan Pablo Duarte, Agostino Depretis, Moritz Wagner, Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria, and Frédéric Ozanam. Among people deceased in 1852, Matthias Castrén ranks 26. Before him are Hadji Murad, Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, Xavier de Maistre, Thomas Moore, Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland, and Gotthold Eisenstein. After him are Mirza Shafi Vazeh, Étienne Maurice Gérard, Salvadore Cammarano, Amir Kabir, Carl Borivoj Presl, and Prince Paul of Württemberg.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Matthias Castrén ranks 75 out of 751. Before him are Väinö Linna (1920), Tapio Wirkkala (1915), Minna Canth (1844), Petteri Orpo (1969), Jaakko Hintikka (1929), and Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757). After him are Kaija Saariaho (1952), Ernst Linder (1868), Matti Järvinen (1909), Bernhard Crusell (1775), Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928), and Juhani Aho (1861).

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Among LINGUISTS In Finland

Among linguists born in Finland, Matthias Castrén ranks 1. After him are Gustaf John Ramstedt (1873).

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