The Most Famous
LINGUISTS from Austria
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Austrian Linguists of all time. This list of famous Austrian Linguists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Max Nettlau (1865 - 1944)
With an HPI of 54.44, Max Nettlau is the most famous Austrian Linguist. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.
Max Heinrich Hermann Reinhardt Nettlau (German: [ˈnɛtlaʊ]; 1865–1944) was a German anarchist and historian. His extensive collection or archives was sold to the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam in 1935. He lived continuously in Amsterdam from 1938 where he worked on cataloging the archive for the Institute. He died there suddenly from stomach cancer in 1944, without ever being harassed.
2. Leo Spitzer (1887 - 1960)
With an HPI of 53.89, Leo Spitzer is the 2nd most famous Austrian Linguist. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Leo Spitzer (German: [ˈʃpɪtsɐ]; 7 February 1887 – 16 September 1960) was an Austrian Romanist and Hispanist, philologist, and an influential and prolific literary critic. He was known for his emphasis on stylistics. Along with Erich Auerbach, Spitzer is widely recognized as one of the foundational figures of comparative literature.
3. Eugen Wüster (1898 - 1977)
With an HPI of 50.47, Eugen Wüster is the 3rd most famous Austrian Linguist. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Eugen Wüster (10 October 1898 – 29 March 1977) was an industrialist and terminologist, regarded as "the father of technological standardization".
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Austrian linguists born between 1865 and 1898. Of these 3, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Austrian linguists include Max Nettlau, Leo Spitzer, and Eugen Wüster. As of April 2024, 1 new Austrian linguists have been added to Pantheon including Leo Spitzer.
