LINGUIST
Vasily Abaev
1900 - 2001

Vasily Abaev
Vasily (Vaso) Ivanovich Abaev, also Abayev or Abayti (Russian: Василий Иванович Абаев, Ossetian: Абайты Иваны фырт Васо; 15 December 1900 – 18 March 2001) was a Soviet Ossetian linguist specializing in Iranian, particularly Ossetian linguistics. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vasily Abaev is the 133rd most popular linguist (down from 130th in 2019), the 179th most popular biography from Georgia (up from 180th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Georgian Linguist.
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Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Vasily Abaev ranks 133 out of 214. Before him are Hans Ørberg, Igor M. Diakonoff, Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn, Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda, James Legge, and Aleksander Brückner. After him are Hermann Osthoff, Alexander Potebnja, Julius Pokorny, Sylvain Lévi, Vladimir Toporov, and Gerhard Rohlfs.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHans Ørberg
1920 - 2010
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 127
Igor M. Diakonoff
1914 - 1999
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 128
Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn
1812 - 1881
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 129
Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda
1879 - 1959
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 130
James Legge
1815 - 1897
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 131
Aleksander Brückner
1856 - 1939
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 132
Vasily Abaev
1900 - 2001
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 133
Hermann Osthoff
1847 - 1909
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 134
Alexander Potebnja
1835 - 1891
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 135
Julius Pokorny
1887 - 1970
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 136
Sylvain Lévi
1863 - 1935
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 137
Vladimir Toporov
1928 - 2005
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 138
Gerhard Rohlfs
1892 - 1986
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 139
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Vasily Abaev ranks 202. Before him are Ioannis Andreou, Helen Morgan, René Guillot, Roy Harrod, Ioannis Theodoropoulos, and Clyde Tolson. After him are Émile Druart, Maurice Dobb, Zinaida Aksentyeva, Teodoro Picado Michalski, Vladimir Tributs, and Konrad Hirsch. Among people deceased in 2001, Vasily Abaev ranks 190. Before him are Ardito Desio, Donella Meadows, Grigory Chukhray, Luis Rijo, Ken Aston, and Troy Donahue. After him are Robert W. Floyd, Juan Antonio Villacañas, Joe Henderson, Jutta Rüdiger, Ken Green, and Christl Haas.
Others Born in 1900
Go to all RankingsIoannis Andreou
POLITICIAN
1900 - 2000
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 196
Helen Morgan
ACTOR
1900 - 1941
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 197
René Guillot
WRITER
1900 - 1969
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 198
Roy Harrod
ECONOMIST
1900 - 1978
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 199
Ioannis Theodoropoulos
ATHLETE
1900 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 200
Clyde Tolson
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1975
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 201
Vasily Abaev
LINGUIST
1900 - 2001
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 202
Émile Druart
ATHLETE
1900 - 2000
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 203
Maurice Dobb
ECONOMIST
1900 - 1976
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 204
Zinaida Aksentyeva
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1969
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 205
Teodoro Picado Michalski
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1960
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 206
Vladimir Tributs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1977
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 207
Konrad Hirsch
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1924
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 208
Others Deceased in 2001
Go to all RankingsArdito Desio
MOUNTAINEER
1897 - 2001
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 184
Donella Meadows
CHEMIST
1941 - 2001
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 185
Grigory Chukhray
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2001
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 186
Luis Rijo
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2001
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 187
Ken Aston
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 188
Troy Donahue
ACTOR
1936 - 2001
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 189
Vasily Abaev
LINGUIST
1900 - 2001
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 190
Robert W. Floyd
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1936 - 2001
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 191
Juan Antonio Villacañas
WRITER
1922 - 2001
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 192
Joe Henderson
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2001
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 193
Jutta Rüdiger
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2001
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 194
Ken Green
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2001
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 195
Christl Haas
SKIER
1943 - 2001
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 196
In Georgia
Among people born in Georgia, Vasily Abaev ranks 179 out of 406. Before him are David IX of Georgia (1400), Kakhi Asatiani (1947), Titsian Tabidze (1895), Vakhtang Chabukiani (1910), Anzor Kavazashvili (1940), and Niyazi (1912). After him are Levan Tediashvili (1948), Ioane Petritsi (1050), Shovkat Mammadova (1897), Besiki (1750), Guram Kostava (1937), and Nani Bregvadze (1938).
Others born in Georgia
Go to all RankingsDavid IX of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1360
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 173
Kakhi Asatiani
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2002
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 174
Titsian Tabidze
WRITER
1895 - 1937
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 175
Vakhtang Chabukiani
DANCER
1910 - 1992
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 176
Anzor Kavazashvili
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 177
Niyazi
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 1984
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 178
Vasily Abaev
LINGUIST
1900 - 2001
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 179
Levan Tediashvili
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2024
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 180
Ioane Petritsi
PHILOSOPHER
1050 - 1200
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 181
Shovkat Mammadova
SINGER
1897 - 1981
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 182
Besiki
WRITER
1750 - 1791
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 183
Guram Kostava
FENCER
1937 - 2024
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 184
Nani Bregvadze
MUSICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 185
Among LINGUISTS In Georgia
Among linguists born in Georgia, Vasily Abaev ranks 4. Before him are Nicholas Marr (1864), Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze (1929), and Arnold Chikobava (1898).
Nicholas Marr
1864 - 1934
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 1
Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 2
Arnold Chikobava
1898 - 1985
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 3
Vasily Abaev
1900 - 2001
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 4