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Vilhelm Thomsen

1842 - 1927

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Vilhelm Ludwig Peter Thomsen (25 January 1842 – 12 May 1927) was a Danish linguist and Turkologist. He successfully deciphered the Turkic Orkhon inscriptions which were discovered during the expedition of Nikolai Yadrintsev in 1889. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vilhelm Thomsen is the 53rd most popular linguist (down from 41st in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 149th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Danish Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Vilhelm Thomsen ranks 53 out of 214. Before him are Ghil'ad Zuckermann, Gabdulkhay Akhatov, Louis de Beaufront, Tuone Udaina, Hermann Paul, and Renato Corsetti. After him are Hugo Schuchardt, William Labov, Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, Hesychius of Alexandria, Charles Bally, and Matthias Castrén.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1842, Vilhelm Thomsen ranks 37. Before him are Mykola Lysenko, Charles W. Alcock, Alphonse Borrelly, Nikolaos Gyzis, Ōyama Iwao, and Gaston, Count of Eu. After him are Hugo Schuchardt, François Coppée, Rikard Nordraak, Georg Ritter von Schönerer, Osman Hamdi Bey, and Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia. Among people deceased in 1927, Vilhelm Thomsen ranks 40. Before him are Miguel, Duke of Braganza, Shote Galica, Boris Kustodiev, Sisowath of Cambodia, James Oliver Curwood, and Sergey Sazonov. After him are Hugo Schuchardt, Jovan Cvijić, Fritz Hofmann, Victorine Meurent, Robert Fuchs, and Jonas Basanavičius.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Vilhelm Thomsen ranks 188 out of 1,032. Before him are Lars Løkke Rasmussen (1964), Morten Thrane Brünnich (1737), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (1970), Ole Nydahl (1941), Jens Fink-Jensen (1956), and Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg (1887). After him are Edvard Eriksen (1876), Nathaniel Wallich (1786), Preben Elkjær (1957), Peter Naur (1928), Guthrum (830), and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (1946).

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Among LINGUISTS In Denmark

Among linguists born in Denmark, Vilhelm Thomsen ranks 4. Before him are Rasmus Rask (1787), Otto Jespersen (1860), and Louis Hjelmslev (1899). After him are Holger Pedersen (1867), Hans Ørberg (1920), Johan Nicolai Madvig (1804), and Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1854).

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