LINGUIST
Vatroslav Jagić
1838 - 1923

Vatroslav Jagić
Vatroslav Jagić (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [ʋâtroslaʋ jǎːɡit͡ɕ]; July 6, 1838 – August 5, 1923) was a Croatian scholar of Slavic studies in the second half of the 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vatroslav Jagić is the 68th most popular linguist (down from 52nd in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 88th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Croatian Linguist.
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Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Vatroslav Jagić ranks 68 out of 214. Before him are Karl Lachmann, Vilém Mathesius, Karl Brugmann, August Leskien, Johannes Aavik, and Claude Piron. After him are Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze, Friedrich Christian Diez, Paul Ariste, Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali, Émile Littré, and Alexander Gode.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarl Lachmann
1793 - 1851
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 62
Vilém Mathesius
1882 - 1945
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 63
Karl Brugmann
1849 - 1919
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 64
August Leskien
1840 - 1916
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 65
Johannes Aavik
1880 - 1973
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 66
Claude Piron
1931 - 2008
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 67
Vatroslav Jagić
1838 - 1923
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 68
Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 69
Friedrich Christian Diez
1794 - 1876
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 70
Paul Ariste
1905 - 1990
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 71
Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali
603 - 689
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 72
Émile Littré
1801 - 1881
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 73
Alexander Gode
1906 - 1970
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 74
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1838, Vatroslav Jagić ranks 44. Before him are Edwin Abbott Abbott, George William Hill, Clemens Winkler, Henry Sidgwick, Lucien Olivier, and Paolo Boselli. After him are Joel Asaph Allen, Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha, Nicolae Grigorescu, John Muir, Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg, and Friedrich Konrad Beilstein. Among people deceased in 1923, Vatroslav Jagić ranks 48. Before him are Georg Luger, Bonar Law, William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Alexandre Ribot, Dora Pejačević, and Zhang Xun. After him are Horace Parnell Tuttle, Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter, Louis Couperus, George Hendrik Breitner, Eugène Mougin, and John Morley.
Others Born in 1838
Go to all RankingsEdwin Abbott Abbott
WRITER
1838 - 1926
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 38
George William Hill
ASTRONOMER
1838 - 1914
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 39
Clemens Winkler
CHEMIST
1838 - 1904
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 40
Henry Sidgwick
ECONOMIST
1838 - 1900
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 41
Lucien Olivier
INVENTOR
1838 - 1883
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 42
Paolo Boselli
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1932
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 43
Vatroslav Jagić
LINGUIST
1838 - 1923
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 44
Joel Asaph Allen
BIOLOGIST
1838 - 1921
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 45
Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1838 - 1892
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 46
Nicolae Grigorescu
PAINTER
1838 - 1907
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 47
John Muir
MOUNTAINEER
1838 - 1914
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 48
Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg
NOBLEMAN
1838 - 1900
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 49
Friedrich Konrad Beilstein
CHEMIST
1838 - 1906
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 50
Others Deceased in 1923
Go to all RankingsGeorg Luger
INVENTOR
1849 - 1923
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 42
Bonar Law
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1923
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 43
William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1923
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 44
Alexandre Ribot
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1923
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 45
Dora Pejačević
COMPOSER
1885 - 1923
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 46
Zhang Xun
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1923
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 47
Vatroslav Jagić
LINGUIST
1838 - 1923
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 48
Horace Parnell Tuttle
ASTRONOMER
1837 - 1923
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 49
Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1923
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 50
Louis Couperus
WRITER
1863 - 1923
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 51
George Hendrik Breitner
PAINTER
1857 - 1923
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 52
Eugène Mougin
ATHLETE
1852 - 1923
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 53
John Morley
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1923
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 54
In Croatia
Among people born in Croatia, Vatroslav Jagić ranks 119 out of 700. Before him are Tin Ujević (1891), Ivan Perišić (1989), Fausto Veranzio (1551), Vladimir Nazor (1876), Ivan Zajc (1832), and Mile Budak (1889). After him are Demetrius of Pharos (-300), Trpimir I of Croatia (850), Goran Ivanišević (1971), Lovro von Matačić (1899), Branko Ivanković (1954), and Slaven Bilić (1968).
Others born in Croatia
Go to all RankingsTin Ujević
WRITER
1891 - 1955
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 113
Ivan Perišić
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 114
Fausto Veranzio
INVENTOR
1551 - 1617
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 115
Vladimir Nazor
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1949
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 116
Ivan Zajc
COMPOSER
1832 - 1914
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 117
Mile Budak
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1945
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 118
Vatroslav Jagić
LINGUIST
1838 - 1923
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 119
Demetrius of Pharos
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 214 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 120
Trpimir I of Croatia
POLITICIAN
850 - 864
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 121
Goran Ivanišević
TENNIS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 122
Lovro von Matačić
CONDUCTOR
1899 - 1985
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 123
Branko Ivanković
COACH
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 124
Slaven Bilić
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 125
Among LINGUISTS In Croatia
Among linguists born in Croatia, Vatroslav Jagić ranks 2. Before him are Tuone Udaina (1821). After him are Matteo Bartoli (1873), and Ranko Matasović (1968).
Tuone Udaina
1821 - 1898
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 1
Vatroslav Jagić
1838 - 1923
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 2
Matteo Bartoli
1873 - 1946
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 3
Ranko Matasović
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 4