LINGUIST
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
1858 - 1922
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
Eliezer Ben‑Yehuda (born Eliezer Yitzhak Perlman; 7 January 1858 – 16 December 1922) was a Russian-Jewish linguist, lexicographer, and journalist. He is renowned as the lexicographer of the first Hebrew dictionary and also as the editor of Jerusalem-based HaZvi, one of the first Hebrew newspapers published in the Land of Israel. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda has received more than 505,121 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Eliezer Ben-Yehuda is the 11th most popular linguist (down from 9th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Lithuanian Linguist.
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda is most famous for his work in the revival of the Hebrew language.
Memorability Metrics
510k
Page Views (PV)
65.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
63
Languages Editions (L)
4.93
Effective Languages (L*)
4.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda ranks 11 out of 161. Before him are Roman Jakobson, Mahmud al-Kashgari, Mesrop Mashtots, Patanjali, Pāṇini, and Franz Bopp. After him are Edward Sapir, August Schleicher, Georges Dumézil, Algirdas Julien Greimas, Rasmus Rask, and Kūkai.
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Roman Jakobson
1896 - 1982
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 5
Mahmud al-Kashgari
1029 - 1101
HPI: 71.32
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Mesrop Mashtots
361 - 440
HPI: 68.98
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Patanjali
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 8
Pāṇini
500 BC - Present
HPI: 66.12
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Franz Bopp
1791 - 1867
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 10
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
1858 - 1922
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 11
Edward Sapir
1884 - 1939
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 12
August Schleicher
1821 - 1868
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 13
Georges Dumézil
1898 - 1986
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 14
Algirdas Julien Greimas
1917 - 1992
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 15
Rasmus Rask
1787 - 1832
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 16
Kūkai
774 - 835
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 17
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1858, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda ranks 17. Before him are Emmeline Pankhurst, Giuseppe Peano, Christiaan Eijkman, Charles de Foucauld, Franz Boas, and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. After him are Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Kang Youwei, Maria Christina of Austria, Eugène Ysaÿe, Marie Bashkirtseff, and Mihajlo Pupin. Among people deceased in 1922, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda ranks 13. Before him are Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, Fredrik Bajer, Djemal Pasha, Ernest Shackleton, Hermann Rorschach, and Albert I, Prince of Monaco. After him are Georges Sorel, Vittorio Monti, Ernest Solvay, Michael Collins, Nellie Bly, and Walther Rathenau.
Others Born in 1858
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Emmeline Pankhurst
1858 - 1928
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 11
Giuseppe Peano
1858 - 1932
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 12
Christiaan Eijkman
1858 - 1930
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 13
Charles de Foucauld
1858 - 1916
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 14
Franz Boas
1858 - 1942
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 15
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
1858 - 1921
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 16
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
1858 - 1922
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 17
Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
1858 - 1934
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 18
Kang Youwei
1858 - 1927
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 19
Maria Christina of Austria
1858 - 1929
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 20
Eugène Ysaÿe
1858 - 1931
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 21
Marie Bashkirtseff
1858 - 1884
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 22
Mihajlo Pupin
1858 - 1935
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 1922
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Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
1845 - 1922
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 7
Fredrik Bajer
1837 - 1922
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 8
Djemal Pasha
1872 - 1922
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 9
Ernest Shackleton
1874 - 1922
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 10
Hermann Rorschach
1884 - 1922
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 11
Albert I, Prince of Monaco
1848 - 1922
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 12
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
1858 - 1922
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 13
Georges Sorel
1847 - 1922
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 14
Vittorio Monti
1868 - 1922
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 15
Ernest Solvay
1838 - 1922
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 16
Michael Collins
1890 - 1922
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 17
Nellie Bly
1864 - 1922
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 18
Walther Rathenau
1867 - 1922
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 19
In Lithuania
Among people born in Lithuania, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda ranks 15 out of 287. Before him are Algirdas (1296), Emma Goldman (1869), Hermann Minkowski (1864), César Cui (1835), Pyotr Wrangel (1878), and Kęstutis (1297). After him are Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875), Petr Shelokhonov (1929), Antanas Smetona (1874), Jascha Heifetz (1901), Barbara Radziwiłł (1520), and Marija Gimbutas (1921).
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Algirdas
1296 - 1377
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 9
Emma Goldman
1869 - 1940
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 10
Hermann Minkowski
1864 - 1909
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 11
César Cui
1835 - 1918
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 12
Pyotr Wrangel
1878 - 1928
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 13
Kęstutis
1297 - 1382
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 14
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
1858 - 1922
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 15
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
1875 - 1911
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 16
Petr Shelokhonov
1929 - 1999
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 17
Antanas Smetona
1874 - 1944
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 18
Jascha Heifetz
1901 - 1987
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 19
Barbara Radziwiłł
1520 - 1551
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 20
Marija Gimbutas
1921 - 1994
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 21
Among LINGUISTS In Lithuania
Among linguists born in Lithuania, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda ranks 1.
