1865 - 1947
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 (up from 20 in 2019). Charles Bally is the 46th most popular linguist (up from 47th in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 167th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Linguist.
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Among linguists, Charles Bally ranks 46 out of 161. Before him are André Martinet, Gabdulkhay Akhatov, Vilhelm Thomsen, Leonard Bloomfield, George Lakoff, and Joseph Greenberg. After him are Hesychius of Alexandria, Vatroslav Jagić, Hermann Paul, Tuone Udaina, Boris Kolker, and Josef Dobrovský.
1908 - 1999
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 40
1927 - 1986
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 41
1842 - 1927
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 42
1887 - 1949
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 43
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 44
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 45
1865 - 1947
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 46
500 - 500
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 47
1838 - 1923
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 48
1846 - 1921
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 49
1821 - 1898
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 50
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 51
1753 - 1829
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 52
Among people born in 1865, Charles Bally ranks 53. Before him are Shigechiyo Izumi, Nikola Zhekov, Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow, Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, Sabino Arana, and Rainis. After him are Duchess Amalie in Bavaria, Abraham Isaac Kook, Anandi Gopal Joshi, Jovan Cvijić, Bronisława Dłuska, and Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1947, Charles Bally ranks 69. Before him are Alfredo Casella, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Archduchess Louise of Austria, Heinrich Schwarz, Helmuth von Pannwitz, and Ludwig Fischer. After him are Maxwell Perkins, Wolfgang Borchert, Paul P. Harris, Arthur Machen, Władysław Raczkiewicz, and Hugh Lofting.
1865 - 1865
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 47
1865 - 1949
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 48
1865 - 1925
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 49
1865 - 1939
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 50
1865 - 1903
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 51
1865 - 1929
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 52
1865 - 1947
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 53
1865 - 1912
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 54
1865 - 1935
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 55
1865 - 1887
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 56
1865 - 1927
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 57
1865 - 1939
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 58
1865 - 1927
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 59
1883 - 1947
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 63
1877 - 1947
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 64
1870 - 1947
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 65
1906 - 1947
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 66
1898 - 1947
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 67
1905 - 1947
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 68
1865 - 1947
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 69
1884 - 1947
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 70
1921 - 1947
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 71
1868 - 1947
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 72
1863 - 1947
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 73
1885 - 1947
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 74
1886 - 1947
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 75
Among people born in Switzerland, Charles Bally ranks 163 out of 876. Before him are Ulrich of Augsburg (890), Billy Meier (1937), Peter Sauber (1943), Jean-Robert Argand (1768), Kurt Huber (1893), and Charles Gleyre (1806). After him are Ami Argand (1750), Albert von Kölliker (1817), Rudolf II, Count of Habsburg (1168), Simonetta Sommaruga (1960), Robert Frank (1924), and Grock (1880).
890 - 973
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 157
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 158
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 159
1768 - 1822
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 160
1893 - 1943
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 161
1806 - 1874
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 162
1865 - 1947
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 163
1750 - 1803
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 164
1817 - 1905
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 165
1168 - 1232
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 166
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 167
1924 - 2019
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 168
1880 - 1959
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 169
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), Heinrich Schmid (1921), Jacob Wackernagel (1853), and Rudolf Thurneysen (1857).
1857 - 1913
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 1
1865 - 1947
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 2
1861 - 1936
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 3
1870 - 1946
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 4
1854 - 1926
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 5
1921 - 1999
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 6
1853 - 1938
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 7
1857 - 1940
HPI: 37.97
Rank: 8