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Michael Witzel

1943 - Today

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Michael Witzel (born July 18, 1943) is a German-American philologist, comparative mythologist and Indologist. Witzel is the Wales Professor of Sanskrit at Harvard University and the editor of the Harvard Oriental Series (volumes 50–100). He has researched a number of Indian sacred texts, particularly the Vedas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Michael Witzel is the 213th most popular linguist (down from 211th in 2024), the 1,377th most popular biography from Poland (up from 1,411th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Polish Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Michael Witzel ranks 213 out of 214. Before him are Lyle Campbell, Mary Haas, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Einar Haugen, Snježana Kordić, and Ian Hancock. After him are Ranko Matasović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Michael Witzel ranks 699. Before him are Wayne Allard, Dennis Edwards, Samuel T. Durrance, Michael J. McCulley, Julie Ege, and Wendy Richard. After him are Bobby Lennox, Mickey Hart, Judy Martz, Paul Silas, Jeff Bingaman, and Phil Bredesen.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Michael Witzel ranks 1,377 out of 1,694. Before him are Sebastian Boenisch (1987), Piotr Fijas (1958), Rafał Blechacz (1985), Tomasz Tomiak (1967), Paweł Nastula (1970), and Wojciech Smarzowski (1963). After him are Robert Biedroń (1976), Waldemar Legień (1963), Agata Kulesza (1971), Jerzy Brzęczek (1971), Lucyna Langer (1956), and Roman Giertych (1971).

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Among LINGUISTS In Poland

Among linguists born in Poland, Michael Witzel ranks 5. Before him are Edward Sapir (1884), Jan Baudouin de Courtenay (1845), Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn (1812), and Friedrich von Adelung (1768).

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