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Rasmus Rask

1787 - 1832

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Rasmus Kristian Rask (Danish: [ˈʁɑsmus ˈkʰʁestjæn ˈʁɑsk]; born Rasmus Christian Nielsen Rasch; 22 November 1787 – 14 November 1832) was a Danish linguist and philologist. He wrote several grammars and worked on comparative phonology and morphology. Rask traveled extensively to study languages, first to Iceland, where he wrote the first grammar of Icelandic, and later to Russia, Persia, India, and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Shortly before his death, he was hired as professor of Eastern languages at the University of Copenhagen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rasmus Rask is the 12th most popular linguist (up from 15th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 74th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Linguist.

Rasmus Rask is most famous for his work in the field of plant physiology. He was the first to apply the term "photosynthesis" to the process of converting light energy into chemical energy.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Rasmus Rask ranks 12 out of 214. Before him are Max Müller, William James Sidis, Noah Webster, Mahmud al-Kashgari, Roman Jakobson, and Mesrop Mashtots. After him are Leonard Bloomfield, Franz Bopp, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Jost Gippert, August Schleicher, and Georges Dumézil.

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Among people born in 1787, Rasmus Rask ranks 2. Before him is Louis Daguerre. After him are Joseph von Fraunhofer, Vuk Karadžić, Shaka, François Guizot, Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Prince William of Hesse-Kassel, Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este, Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, Franz Xaver Gruber, and Guillaume Henri Dufour. Among people deceased in 1832, Rasmus Rask ranks 9. Before him are Évariste Galois, Jean-François Champollion, Walter Scott, Jeremy Bentham, Georges Cuvier, and Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot. After him are Muzio Clementi, Jean-Baptiste Say, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia, Princess Maria Anna of Saxony, Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Friedrich Kuhlau.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Rasmus Rask ranks 39 out of 1,032. Before him are Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Karen Blixen (1885), Aage Bohr (1922), Frederick VI of Denmark (1768), Frederick V of Denmark (1723), and Abel, King of Denmark (1218). After him are Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843), Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946), Valdemar II of Denmark (1170), Lili Elbe (1882), Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770), and Frederick III of Denmark (1609).

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Among LINGUISTS In Denmark

Among linguists born in Denmark, Rasmus Rask ranks 1. After him are Otto Jespersen (1860), Louis Hjelmslev (1899), Vilhelm Thomsen (1842), Holger Pedersen (1867), Hans Ørberg (1920), Johan Nicolai Madvig (1804), and Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1854).

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