The Most Famous
LINGUISTS from Sweden
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Swedish Linguists of all time. This list of famous Swedish Linguists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Bernhard Karlgren (1889 - 1978)
With an HPI of 53.09, Bernhard Karlgren is the most famous Swedish Linguist. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.
Klas Bernhard Johannes Karlgren (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbæ̌ːɳaɖ ˈkɑ̂ːɭɡreːn]; 15 October 1889 – 20 October 1978) was a Swedish sinologist and linguist who pioneered the study of Chinese historical phonology using modern comparative methods. In the early 20th century, Karlgren conducted large surveys of the varieties of Chinese and studied historical information on rhyming in ancient Chinese poetry, then used them to create the first ever complete reconstructions of what are now called Middle Chinese and Old Chinese.
2. Göran Malmqvist (1924 - 2019)
With an HPI of 46.16, Göran Malmqvist is the 2nd most famous Swedish Linguist. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Nils Göran David Malmqvist (6 June 1924 – 17 October 2019) was a Swedish linguist, literary historian, sinologist and translator. He was also a member of the Swedish Academy between 1985 and 2019.
3. Sture Allén (1928 - 2022)
With an HPI of 44.35, Sture Allén is the 3rd most famous Swedish Linguist. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Sture Allén (31 December 1928 – 20 June 2022) was a Swedish professor of computational linguistics at the University of Gothenburg, who was the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy between 1986 and 1999. Born in Gothenburg, he was elected to chair 3 of the Swedish Academy in 1980. He was also a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters.
4. Bo Ralph (b. 1945)
With an HPI of 42.39, Bo Ralph is the 4th most famous Swedish Linguist. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Bo Rune Ingemar Ralph (born 4 October 1945) is a Swedish linguist, member of the Swedish Academy, and professor of Nordic Languages at the Department of Swedish Language at Gothenburg University. He was elected to the Swedish Academy on 15 April 1999 and admitted on 20 December 1999. Bo Ralph succeeded the philosopher and sociologist Torgny T:son Segerstedt to Seat No.2. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Swedish linguists born between 1889 and 1945. Of these 4, 1 (25.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Swedish linguists include Bo Ralph. The most famous deceased Swedish linguists include Bernhard Karlgren, Göran Malmqvist, and Sture Allén. As of April 2024, 1 new Swedish linguists have been added to Pantheon including Sture Allén.
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Bernhard Karlgren
1889 - 1978
HPI: 53.09
Göran Malmqvist
1924 - 2019
HPI: 46.16
Sture Allén
1928 - 2022
HPI: 44.35
Newly Added Swedish Linguists (2024)
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Which Linguists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Linguists since 1700.
