LINGUIST
Rudolf Thurneysen
1857 - 1940

Rudolf Thurneysen
Eduard Rudolf Thurneysen (14 March 1857 – 9 August 1940) was a Swiss linguist and Celticist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Thurneysen is the 202nd most popular linguist (up from 208th in 2019), the 656th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 729th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swiss Linguist.
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Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Rudolf Thurneysen ranks 202 out of 214. Before him are Bo Ralph, Viktor Vinogradov, Monier Monier-Williams, Rogier Blokland, Charles F. Hockett, and Ivan Yakovlev. After him are Sophus Bugge, Georg Bühler, Dmitry Ushakov, Lyle Campbell, Mary Haas, and Johan Ludvig Heiberg.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBo Ralph
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 196
Viktor Vinogradov
1894 - 1969
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 197
Monier Monier-Williams
1819 - 1899
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 198
Rogier Blokland
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 199
Charles F. Hockett
1916 - 2000
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 200
Ivan Yakovlev
1848 - 1930
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 201
Rudolf Thurneysen
1857 - 1940
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 202
Sophus Bugge
1833 - 1907
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 203
Georg Bühler
1837 - 1898
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 204
Dmitry Ushakov
1873 - 1942
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 205
Lyle Campbell
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 206
Mary Haas
1910 - 1996
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 207
Johan Ludvig Heiberg
1854 - 1928
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 208
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1857, Rudolf Thurneysen ranks 133. Before him are Frank J. Sprague, Michael Pedersen Friis, David Prain, Max Weiss, Edward Henry Potthast, and Charles B. Cory. After him are Arthur Wesley Dow, Gertrude Atherton, Alice Stone Blackwell, and Alfred Lyttelton. Among people deceased in 1940, Rudolf Thurneysen ranks 191. Before him are Agnes von Krusenstjerna, Johnny Dodds, Charles Stanton Ogle, Diana Karenne, Eugenie Schwarzwald, and Tomasz Stankiewicz. After him are Frederick Merriman, Flora Finch, Gregorio Aglipay, Lillian Wald, George Lansbury, and Michael Joseph Savage.
Others Born in 1857
Go to all RankingsFrank J. Sprague
INVENTOR
1857 - 1934
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 127
Michael Pedersen Friis
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1944
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 128
David Prain
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1944
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 129
Max Weiss
CHESS PLAYER
1857 - 1927
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 130
Edward Henry Potthast
PAINTER
1857 - 1927
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 131
Charles B. Cory
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1921
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 132
Rudolf Thurneysen
LINGUIST
1857 - 1940
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 133
Arthur Wesley Dow
PAINTER
1857 - 1922
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 134
Gertrude Atherton
WRITER
1857 - 1948
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 135
Alice Stone Blackwell
WRITER
1857 - 1950
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 136
Alfred Lyttelton
SOCCER PLAYER
1857 - 1913
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 137
Others Deceased in 1940
Go to all RankingsAgnes von Krusenstjerna
WRITER
1894 - 1940
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 185
Johnny Dodds
MUSICIAN
1892 - 1940
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 186
Charles Stanton Ogle
ACTOR
1865 - 1940
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 187
Diana Karenne
ACTOR
1897 - 1940
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 188
Eugenie Schwarzwald
WRITER
1872 - 1940
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 189
Tomasz Stankiewicz
CYCLIST
1902 - 1940
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 190
Rudolf Thurneysen
LINGUIST
1857 - 1940
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 191
Frederick Merriman
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1940
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 192
Flora Finch
ACTOR
1867 - 1940
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 193
Gregorio Aglipay
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1860 - 1940
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 194
Lillian Wald
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1867 - 1940
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 195
George Lansbury
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1940
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 196
Michael Joseph Savage
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1940
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 197
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Rudolf Thurneysen ranks 656 out of 1,015. Before him are Maria Walliser (1963), Gökhan Inler (1984), Lukas Ammann (1912), Daniel Mojon (1963), Emmanuel Pahud (1970), and Peter Müller (1957). After him are Uri Rosenthal (1945), Eren Derdiyok (1988), Urs Zimmermann (1959), Kurt Schmid (1932), Barış Arduç (1987), and Franco Forini (1958).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsMaria Walliser
SKIER
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 650
Gökhan Inler
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 651
Lukas Ammann
ACTOR
1912 - 2017
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 652
Daniel Mojon
PHYSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 653
Emmanuel Pahud
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 654
Peter Müller
SKIER
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 655
Rudolf Thurneysen
LINGUIST
1857 - 1940
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 656
Uri Rosenthal
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 657
Eren Derdiyok
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 658
Urs Zimmermann
CYCLIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 659
Kurt Schmid
ATHLETE
1932 - 2000
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 660
Barış Arduç
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 661
Franco Forini
RACING DRIVER
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 662
Among LINGUISTS In Switzerland
Among linguists born in Switzerland, Rudolf Thurneysen ranks 8. Before him are Charles Bally (1865), Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke (1861), Jules Gilliéron (1854), Albert Sechehaye (1870), Walther von Wartburg (1888), and Heinrich Schmid (1921).
Charles Bally
1865 - 1947
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 2
Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke
1861 - 1936
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3
Jules Gilliéron
1854 - 1926
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 4
Albert Sechehaye
1870 - 1946
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 5
Walther von Wartburg
1888 - 1971
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 6
Heinrich Schmid
1921 - 1999
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 7
Rudolf Thurneysen
1857 - 1940
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 8