LINGUIST
Anne Dacier
1645 - 1720
Anne Dacier
Anne Le Fèvre Dacier (c. 1651 – 17 August 1720), better known during her lifetime as Madame Dacier, was a French scholar, translator, commentator and editor of the classics, including the Iliad and the Odyssey. She sought to champion ancient literature and used her great capabilities in Latin and Greek for this purpose as well as for her own financial support, producing a series of editions and translations from which she earned her living. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anne Dacier has received more than 43,991 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Anne Dacier is the 88th most popular linguist (up from 114th in 2019), the 3,100th most popular biography from France (up from 3,478th in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Linguist.
Memorability Metrics
44k
Page Views (PV)
53.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
5.94
Effective Languages (L*)
1.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Anne Dacier ranks 88 out of 214. Before her are Leo Spitzer, Jan Mukařovský, Johannes Aavik, Vasili Eroshenko, Alexander Gode, and Morris Swadesh. After her are Bernhard Karlgren, Albert Sechehaye, Adolf Erman, Stephen Krashen, Gustaf John Ramstedt, and George Abraham Grierson.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLeo Spitzer
1887 - 1960
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 82
Jan Mukařovský
1891 - 1975
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 83
Johannes Aavik
1880 - 1973
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 84
Vasili Eroshenko
1890 - 1952
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 85
Alexander Gode
1906 - 1970
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 86
Morris Swadesh
1909 - 1967
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 87
Anne Dacier
1645 - 1720
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 88
Bernhard Karlgren
1889 - 1978
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 89
Albert Sechehaye
1870 - 1946
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 90
Adolf Erman
1854 - 1937
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 91
Stephen Krashen
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 92
Gustaf John Ramstedt
1873 - 1950
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 93
George Abraham Grierson
1851 - 1941
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 94
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1645, Anne Dacier ranks 10. Before her are Jean de La Bruyère, William Penn, Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, Aert de Gelder, Francis I Rákóczi, and Andreas Werckmeister. After her are Eusebio Kino, Louis Jolliet, Nicolas Lemery, François de Troy, Maria de Dominici, and Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin. Among people deceased in 1720, Anne Dacier ranks 9. Before her are Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg, Maria Barbara Bach, Edward England, Maria Margaretha Kirch, Abdul-Qādir Bedil, and Antoine Coysevox. After her are Peter Tordenskjold, Giovanni Maria Lancisi, Balaji Vishwanath, Nicolas de Fer, and Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway.
Others Born in 1645
Go to all RankingsJean de La Bruyère
WRITER
1645 - 1696
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 4
William Penn
POLITICIAN
1645 - 1718
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 5
Marguerite Louise d'Orléans
NOBLEMAN
1645 - 1721
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 6
Aert de Gelder
PAINTER
1645 - 1727
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 7
Francis I Rákóczi
POLITICIAN
1645 - 1676
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 8
Andreas Werckmeister
COMPOSER
1645 - 1706
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 9
Anne Dacier
LINGUIST
1645 - 1720
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 10
Eusebio Kino
EXPLORER
1645 - 1711
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 11
Louis Jolliet
EXPLORER
1645 - 1700
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 12
Nicolas Lemery
CHEMIST
1645 - 1715
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 13
François de Troy
PAINTER
1645 - 1730
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 14
Maria de Dominici
PAINTER
1645 - 1703
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 15
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
POLITICIAN
1645 - 1712
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1720
Go to all RankingsEleonor Magdalene of Neuburg
POLITICIAN
1655 - 1720
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 3
Maria Barbara Bach
COMPANION
1684 - 1720
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 4
Edward England
PIRATE
1685 - 1720
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 5
Maria Margaretha Kirch
ASTRONOMER
1670 - 1720
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 6
Abdul-Qādir Bedil
WRITER
1642 - 1720
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 7
Antoine Coysevox
SCULPTOR
1640 - 1720
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 8
Anne Dacier
LINGUIST
1645 - 1720
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 9
Peter Tordenskjold
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1690 - 1720
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 10
Giovanni Maria Lancisi
PHYSICIAN
1654 - 1720
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 11
Balaji Vishwanath
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1720
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 12
Nicolas de Fer
GEOGRAPHER
1646 - 1720
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 13
Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway
POLITICIAN
1648 - 1720
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 14
In France
Among people born in France, Anne Dacier ranks 3,100 out of 6,770. Before her are Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville (1836), Serge Dassault (1925), Pascal Bruckner (1948), Claudin de Sermisy (1490), Thomas Corneille (1625), and Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano (1763). After her are André Prévost (1860), Louis-Mathieu Molé (1781), Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot (1748), Emmanuel Frémiet (1824), Suzanne Curchod (1737), and Jean-Sifrein Maury (1746).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAlphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville
PAINTER
1836 - 1885
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 3,094
Serge Dassault
BUSINESSPERSON
1925 - 2018
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 3,095
Pascal Bruckner
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 3,096
Claudin de Sermisy
COMPOSER
1490 - 1562
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 3,097
Thomas Corneille
WRITER
1625 - 1709
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 3,098
Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1839
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 3,099
Anne Dacier
LINGUIST
1645 - 1720
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 3,100
André Prévost
TENNIS PLAYER
1860 - 1919
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 3,101
Louis-Mathieu Molé
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1855
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 3,102
Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot
BIOLOGIST
1748 - 1831
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 3,103
Emmanuel Frémiet
SCULPTOR
1824 - 1910
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 3,104
Suzanne Curchod
WRITER
1737 - 1794
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 3,105
Jean-Sifrein Maury
WRITER
1746 - 1817
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 3,106
Among LINGUISTS In France
Among linguists born in France, Anne Dacier ranks 9. Before her are Lucien Tesnière (1893), Alexandre de Rhodes (1591), André Martinet (1908), Louis Duchesne (1843), Louis de Beaufront (1855), and Émile Littré (1801). After her are Gaston Waringhien (1901), Sylvain Lévi (1863), and Arsène Darmesteter (1846).
Lucien Tesnière
1893 - 1954
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3
Alexandre de Rhodes
1591 - 1660
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 4
André Martinet
1908 - 1999
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 5
Louis Duchesne
1843 - 1922
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 6
Louis de Beaufront
1855 - 1935
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 7
Émile Littré
1801 - 1881
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 8
Anne Dacier
1645 - 1720
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 9
Gaston Waringhien
1901 - 1991
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 10
Sylvain Lévi
1863 - 1935
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 11
Arsène Darmesteter
1846 - 1888
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 12