LINGUIST

Charles Bally

1865 - 1947

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Charles Bally (French: [bɑji]; 4 February 1865, Geneva – 10 April 1947, Geneva) was a Swiss linguist from the Geneva School. He lived from 1865 to 1947 and was, like Ferdinand de Saussure, from Switzerland. His parents were Jean Gabriel, a teacher, and Henriette, the owner of a cloth store. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Bally has received more than 48,633 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Bally is the 46th most popular linguist, the 159th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 163rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Linguist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 49k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Charles Ballies by language

Over the past year Charles Bally has had the most page views in the with 5,730 views, followed by English (5,177), and Spanish (3,411). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (58.68%), Japanese (47.24%), and Portuguese (28.95%)

Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Charles Bally ranks 46 out of 214. Before him are André Martinet, Vilhelm Thomsen, Bedřich Hrozný, Friedrich August Wolf, August Leskien, and Karl Lachmann. After him are Leonard Bloomfield, Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali, Joseph Greenberg, Hugo Schuchardt, Hermann Paul, and Vatroslav Jagić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Charles Bally ranks 49. Before him are Rüdiger von der Goltz, Princess Marie of Orléans, Wilfrid Voynich, Abraham Isaac Kook, Frederick Cook, and Rainis. After him are Edith Cavell, Wilbur Scoville, Sabino Arana, Jovan Cvijić, Shigechiyo Izumi, and Hannah Chaplin. Among people deceased in 1947, Charles Bally ranks 63. Before him are Huda Sha'arawi, Slavko Kvaternik, Hermine Reuss of Greiz, Alfredo Casella, Władysław Raczkiewicz, and Franz Xaver Schwarz. After him are Hugh Lofting, Archduchess Louise of Austria, William C. Durant, Osami Nagano, Alice Keppel, and Arthur Machen.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Charles Bally ranks 159 out of 1,015. Before him are Köbi Kuhn (1943), Ulrich of Augsburg (890), Max Bill (1908), Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria (1274), Ernest Bloch (1880), and Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1919). After him are Kurt Huber (1893), Édouard Claparède (1873), Jean-Robert Argand (1768), Ernest Ansermet (1883), Robert Frank (1924), and Walter H. Schottky (1886).

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Among LINGUISTS In Switzerland

Among linguists born in Switzerland, Charles Bally ranks 2. Before him are Ferdinand de Saussure (1857). After him are Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke (1861), Albert Sechehaye (1870), Jules Gilliéron (1854), Walther von Wartburg (1888), Heinrich Schmid (1921), and Rudolf Thurneysen (1857).

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