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Walther von Wartburg

1888 - 1971

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Walther von Wartburg (-Boos) (18 May 1888; Riedholz – 15 August 1971; Basel) was a Swiss philologist and lexicographer. He was the editor-in-chief of the Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (FEW). After studying at the universities of Berne, Zurich, Florence and Paris (The Sorbonne), in 1918 he presented his doctoral thesis Zur Benennung des Schafes in den romanischen Sprachen ("Names for sheep in Romance languages"). In 1921 he became Privatdozent at Berne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walther von Wartburg is the 144th most popular linguist (down from 132nd in 2019), the 493rd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 440th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swiss Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Walther von Wartburg ranks 144 out of 214. Before him are Vladimir Toporov, Gerhard Rohlfs, Friedrich von Adelung, Giuliano Bonfante, Yuen Ren Chao, and Johan Nicolai Madvig. After him are János Sajnovics, Eduard Sievers, Gaston Waringhien, Germà Colón, Mary Boyce, and Alexander Veselovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Walther von Wartburg ranks 187. Before him are Raquel Meller, Adam Zamenhof, Tom Phillips, Kiichiro Higuchi, Paul Niggli, and Fritz Schäffer. After him are Vasyl Barvinsky, Kārlis Zāle, Albert Kluyver, Martin Benka, Dan Andersson, and Charles Winslow. Among people deceased in 1971, Walther von Wartburg ranks 167. Before him are Mario Magnozzi, Joseph Helffrich, Wasfi Tal, Cyril of Bulgaria, Paruyr Sevak, and Maguba Syrtlanova. After him are W. D. Ross, Amado Azar, Martin Benka, Kono Yasui, Gioacchino Guaragna, and Ramón Villeda Morales.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Walther von Wartburg ranks 493 out of 1,015. Before him are Marie-Theres Nadig (1954), Alex Zülle (1968), Georges-Louis Le Sage (1724), Paul Niggli (1888), Florian Cajori (1859), and Patrick Juvet (1950). After him are Johann David Wyss (1743), Urs Widmer (1938), René Bader (1922), Georges de Rham (1903), Nicolas Fuss (1755), and Aurelio Galfetti (1936).

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Among LINGUISTS In Switzerland

Among linguists born in Switzerland, Walther von Wartburg ranks 6. Before him are Ferdinand de Saussure (1857), Charles Bally (1865), Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke (1861), Jules Gilliéron (1854), and Albert Sechehaye (1870). After him are Heinrich Schmid (1921), and Rudolf Thurneysen (1857).

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