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Bo Ralph

1945 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bo Ralph has received more than 15,622 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bo Ralph is the 200th most popular linguist (down from 180th in 2019), the 1,158th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,061st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Linguist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 16k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Bo Ralph ranks 200 out of 214. Before him are Milena Hübschmannová, Alice Kober, Georg Bühler, Robert Blust, Lyle Campbell, and Dmitry Ushakov. After him are Rogier Blokland, Sophus Bugge, Daniel Everett, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Einar Haugen, and Geoffrey Hull.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Bo Ralph ranks 605. Before him are Max Hastings, Cristian Gațu, Lowell George, Angela Scoular, Bill Weld, and Ottorino Sartor. After him are Richard Taruskin, Kinza Clodumar, Franz Keller, Ralph Doubell, Mike Garson, and Daniel Rudisha.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Bo Ralph ranks 1,158 out of 1,879. Before him are Yngve Brodd (1930), Lotta Engberg (1963), Jonas Eriksson (1974), Knut Torell (1885), Stig Claesson (1928), and Kent Nilsson (1956). After him are Ivar Otto Bendixson (1861), Mikael Niemi (1959), Henry Jonsson (1912), Bosson (1969), Hugo Wieslander (1889), and Hannes Holm (1962).

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Among LINGUISTS In Sweden

Among linguists born in Sweden, Bo Ralph ranks 4. Before him are Bernhard Karlgren (1889), Göran Malmqvist (1924), and Sture Allén (1928).

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