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Paul Ariste

1905 - 1990

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Paul Ariste (3 February 1905 – 2 February 1990) was an Estonian linguist renowned for his studies of the Finno-Ugric languages (especially Estonian and Votic), Yiddish and Baltic Romani language. He was born as Paul Berg, in Rääbise, Võtikvere Parish (now Jõgeva Parish), Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire, but in 1927 Estonized his name to Ariste. He graduated from the University of Tartu and subsequently worked with it. Ariste wrote his M.A. thesis ("Eesti-rootsi laensõnad eesti keeles") on Swedish – viz. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Ariste is the 71st most popular linguist (up from 95th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 71st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Estonian Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Paul Ariste ranks 71 out of 214. Before him are August Leskien, Johannes Aavik, Claude Piron, Vatroslav Jagić, Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze, and Friedrich Christian Diez. After him are Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali, Émile Littré, Alexander Gode, Ramón Menéndez Pidal, Carl Brockelmann, and Đuro Daničić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Paul Ariste ranks 121. Before him are Pierre Klossowski, Wanda Wasilewska, Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, The Boswell Sisters, Edgar Snow, and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed. After him are Charles Lane, Gaston Eyskens, Maximilian Grabner, Martin Gottfried Weiss, George Kelly, and Ángel Bossio. Among people deceased in 1990, Paul Ariste ranks 96. Before him are George de Mestral, Joan Bennett, Sergei Dovlatov, Eduard Streltsov, Peter Wessel Zapffe, and Wolfgang Schmieder. After him are Stefano Casiraghi, Carlos Peucelle, Hussein Onn, Gordon Bunshaft, Semyon Kurkotkin, and Alan Perlis.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Paul Ariste ranks 56 out of 351. Before him are Johannes Aavik (1880), Friedrich Martens (1845), Anton Hansen Tammsaare (1878), Karl Ernst Claus (1796), Jaan Kaplinski (1941), and Friedrich Akel (1871). After him are Veljo Tormis (1930), Jaan Anvelt (1884), Johannes Vares (1890), Ene Ergma (1944), Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven (1914), and Lionel Kieseritzky (1806).

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Among LINGUISTS In Estonia

Among linguists born in Estonia, Paul Ariste ranks 2. Before him are Johannes Aavik (1880). After him are Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1805).

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