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Edgar de Wahl

Estonian teacher and linguist

1867 - 1948

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Edgar de Wahl

His biography is available in 102 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 98 in 2024). Edgar de Wahl is the 2nd most popular linguist (up from 9th in 2024), the 6th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 31st in 2019) and the most popular Ukrainian Linguist.

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#6 / 1,736

Edgar de Wahl ranks #6 among 1,736 people in Pantheon born in Ukraine, inside the top 1% of that group.

+2,069

Edgar de Wahl climbed 2,069 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #2,974 to #905.

102

Edgar de Wahl's biography appears in 102 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 99% of all Linguists.

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Among Linguists

Among linguists, Edgar de Wahl ranks 2 out of 214. Before him is Ferdinand de Saussure. After him are Pāṇini, Patanjali, Noam Chomsky, Max Müller, William James Sidis, Noah Webster, Mahmud al-Kashgari, Roman Jakobson, Mesrop Mashtots, and Rasmus Rask.

Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia

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Ferdinand de Saussure
1857 - 1913
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 1
Edgar de Wahl
1867 - 1948
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 2
Pāṇini
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 3
Patanjali
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 4
Noam Chomsky
1928 - Present
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 5
Max Müller
1823 - 1900
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 6
William James Sidis
1898 - 1944
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 7
Noah Webster
1758 - 1843
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 8
Mahmud al-Kashgari
1029 - 1101
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 9
Roman Jakobson
1896 - 1982
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 10
Mesrop Mashtots
361 - 440
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 11
Rasmus Rask
1787 - 1832
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Edgar de Wahl ranks 3. Before him are Marie Curie, and Mary of Teck. After him are Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Józef Piłsudski, Margaret Brown, Frank Lloyd Wright, Emily Greene Balch, Luigi Pirandello, Louise, Princess Royal, Pierre Bonnard, and Arturo Toscanini. Among people deceased in 1948, Edgar de Wahl ranks 3. Before him are Mahatma Gandhi, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. After him are Sergei Eisenstein, D. W. Griffith, Hideki Tojo, Mileva Marić, Edvard Beneš, Franz Lehár, Osamu Dazai, Edith Roosevelt, and Walther von Brauchitsch.

Others Born in 1867

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Marie Curie
PHYSICIST
1867 - 1934
HPI: 94.30
Rank: 1
Mary of Teck
COMPANION
1867 - 1953
HPI: 83.82
Rank: 2
Edgar de Wahl
LINGUIST
1867 - 1948
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 3
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1951
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 4
Józef Piłsudski
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1935
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 5
Margaret Brown
CELEBRITY
1867 - 1932
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 6
Frank Lloyd Wright
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1959
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 7
Emily Greene Balch
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1867 - 1961
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 8
Luigi Pirandello
WRITER
1867 - 1936
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 9
Louise, Princess Royal
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1931
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 10
Pierre Bonnard
PAINTER
1867 - 1947
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 11
Arturo Toscanini
CONDUCTOR
1867 - 1957
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1948

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Mahatma Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1948
HPI: 97.71
Rank: 1
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1948
HPI: 86.88
Rank: 2
Edgar de Wahl
LINGUIST
1867 - 1948
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 3
Sergei Eisenstein
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1948
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 4
D. W. Griffith
FILM DIRECTOR
1875 - 1948
HPI: 79.78
Rank: 5
Hideki Tojo
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1948
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 6
Mileva Marić
COMPANION
1875 - 1948
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 7
Edvard Beneš
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1948
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 8
Franz Lehár
COMPOSER
1870 - 1948
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 9
Osamu Dazai
WRITER
1909 - 1948
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 10
Edith Roosevelt
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1948
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 11
Walther von Brauchitsch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1948
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 12