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Ramón Menéndez Pidal

1869 - 1968

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Ramón Menéndez Pidal (Spanish pronunciation: [raˈmom meˈnendeθ piˈðal]; 13 March 1869 – 14 November 1968) was a Spanish philologist and historian. He worked extensively on the history of the Spanish language and Spanish folklore and folk poetry. One of his main topics was the history and legend of El Cid. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in 26 separate years, the most nominations of any other person. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ramón Menéndez Pidal is the 75th most popular linguist (up from 78th in 2019), the 822nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 876th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Ramón Menéndez Pidal ranks 75 out of 214. Before him are Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze, Friedrich Christian Diez, Paul Ariste, Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali, Émile Littré, and Alexander Gode. After him are Carl Brockelmann, Đuro Daničić, Vasili Eroshenko, Robert Morrison, Morris Swadesh, and Max Nettlau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1869, Ramón Menéndez Pidal ranks 73. Before him are Washington Luís, Otto Nordenskjöld, Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau, Valdemar Poulsen, Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria, and Algernon Blackwood. After him are Paul Émile Chabas, Arthur Rostron, Slobodan Jovanović, Philip de László, Ben Turpin, and Rihard Jakopič. Among people deceased in 1968, Ramón Menéndez Pidal ranks 90. Before him are Charles Munch, Gabriel Hanot, Cornell Woolrich, Camille Huysmans, Ludovico Scarfiotti, and Tian Han. After him are Ryszard Siwiec, Lilian Harvey, Ildebrando Pizzetti, Wes Montgomery, Chester Carlson, and Duke Kahanamoku.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ramón Menéndez Pidal ranks 822 out of 3,355. Before him are Enric Prat de la Riba (1870), Edmundo Suárez (1916), Ferran Olivella (1936), Antonio María Rouco Varela (1936), Pau Claris i Casademunt (1586), and Juan de Valdés (1505). After him are Infanta María Amalia of Spain (1779), Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona (972), José Coronado (1957), Javier Echevarría Rodríguez (1932), Enrique Líster (1907), and Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile (1137).

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Among LINGUISTS In Spain

Among linguists born in Spain, Ramón Menéndez Pidal ranks 2. Before him are Pompeu Fabra (1868). After him are Joan Coromines (1905), Germà Colón (1928), Martí de Riquer i Morera (1914), and Francisco Rodríguez Adrados (1922).

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