LINGUISTS from Hungary

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Hungarian Linguists of all time. This list of famous Hungarian Linguists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Ignác Goldziher (1850 - 1921)

With an HPI of 60.95, Ignác Goldziher is the most famous Hungarian Linguist.  His biography has been translated into 28 different languages on wikipedia.

Ignác (Yitzhaq Yehuda) Goldziher (22 June 1850 – 13 November 1921), often credited as Ignaz Goldziher, was a Hungarian scholar of Islam. Along with the German Theodor Nöldeke and the Dutch Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, he is considered the founder of modern Islamic studies in Europe. Goldziher is also known for his foundational work of esoteric exegesis of the Hebrew Bible in the seminal work on the topic in "Mythology among the Hebrews," in which he defended Jewish mythology from accusations by the racists of the time that the Jews "stole" the myths of other peoples by explaining the similarities as a consequence of an origination in star lore and astral theology.

2. Josef Dobrovský (1753 - 1829)

With an HPI of 55.48, Josef Dobrovský is the 2nd most famous Hungarian Linguist.  His biography has been translated into 33 different languages.

Josef Dobrovský (17 August 1753 – 6 January 1829) was a Czech philologist and historian, one of the most important figures of the Czech National Revival along with Josef Jungmann.