LINGUIST

Alexandre de Rhodes

1591 - 1660

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Alexandre de Rhodes, SJ (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ də ʁɔd]; 15 March 1593 – 5 November 1660), also Đắc Lộ was an Avignonese Jesuit missionary and lexicographer who had a lasting impact on Christianity in Vietnam. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexandre de Rhodes has received more than 240,265 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Alexandre de Rhodes is the 34th most popular linguist (up from 36th in 2019), the 1,238th most popular biography from France (up from 1,487th in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Linguist.

Alexandre de Rhodes was a French missionary to Vietnam in the 17th century. He is most famous for his work on the first Vietnamese alphabet.

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  • 240k

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  • 61.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Alexandre de Rhodes ranks 34 out of 214. Before him are Sibawayh, Pompeu Fabra, Franz Miklosich, Nicholas Marr, Michel Bréal, and Georg Friedrich Grotefend. After him are Louis Hjelmslev, Vasily Radlov, Benjamin Lee Whorf, Jan Baudouin de Courtenay, Otto Jespersen, and André Martinet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1591, Alexandre de Rhodes ranks 6. Before him are Mustafa I, Jusepe de Ribera, Girard Desargues, Guercino, and Louise de Marillac. After him are Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Valentin de Boulogne, Isabella of Savoy, Stanisław Koniecpolski, and Andrew Bobola. Among people deceased in 1660, Alexandre de Rhodes ranks 13. Before him are Gevherhan Sultan, Pieter Claesz, William Oughtred, Francesco Albani, Ayşe Sultan, and Louise de Marillac. After him are George II Rákóczi, Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg, Paul Scarron, Giovanni Battista Hodierna, Govert Flinck, and Jacob Cats.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alexandre de Rhodes ranks 1,238 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Jacques Sempé (1932), Pierre d'Ailly (1350), Cléo de Mérode (1875), Alys of France, Countess of Vexin (1160), François Clouet (1510), and René II, Duke of Lorraine (1451). After him are Georges Auric (1899), Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767), Michel Fourniret (1942), Marie Anne de Mailly (1717), Jean Giono (1895), and Alain Poher (1909).

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Among LINGUISTS In France

Among linguists born in France, Alexandre de Rhodes ranks 4. Before him are Antoine Meillet (1866), Georges Dumézil (1898), and Lucien Tesnière (1893). After him are André Martinet (1908), Louis Duchesne (1843), Louis de Beaufront (1855), Émile Littré (1801), Anne Dacier (1645), Gaston Waringhien (1901), Sylvain Lévi (1863), and Arsène Darmesteter (1846).

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