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Ferdinand de Saussure
1857 - 1913
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Ferdinand de Saussure
His biography is available in 94 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 93 in 2024). Ferdinand de Saussure is the most popular linguist, the 8th most popular biography from Switzerland and the most popular Swiss Linguist.
Ferdinand de Saussure was best known as the founder of modern linguistics and a key figure in structuralism. His work, particularly Course in General Linguistics, introduced concepts like the signifier and signified, and the distinction between langue (language system) and parole (speech), which influenced fields beyond linguistics, including semiotics and literary theory.
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Among Linguists
Among linguists, Ferdinand de Saussure ranks 1 out of 214. After him are Edgar de Wahl, Pāṇini, Patanjali, Noam Chomsky, Max Müller, William James Sidis, Noah Webster, Mahmud al-Kashgari, Roman Jakobson, Mesrop Mashtots, and Rasmus Rask.
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Ferdinand de Saussure
1857 - 1913
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 1
Edgar de Wahl
1867 - 1948
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 2
Pāṇini
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 3
Patanjali
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 4
Noam Chomsky
1928 - Present
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 5
Max Müller
1823 - 1900
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 6
William James Sidis
1898 - 1944
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 7
Noah Webster
1758 - 1843
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 8
Mahmud al-Kashgari
1029 - 1101
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 9
Roman Jakobson
1896 - 1982
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 10
Mesrop Mashtots
361 - 440
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 11
Rasmus Rask
1787 - 1832
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1857, Ferdinand de Saussure ranks 3. Before him are Pope Pius XI, and Heinrich Hertz. After him are Clara Zetkin, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Edward Elgar, Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, Joseph Conrad, Henrik Pontoppidan, Ruggero Leoncavallo, and Alfonso XII of Spain. Among people deceased in 1913, Ferdinand de Saussure ranks 1. After him are Rudolf Diesel, Menelik II, Alfred Russel Wallace, George I of Greece, J. P. Morgan, Harriet Tubman, Tobias Asser, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Lesya Ukrainka, Blanche Monnier, and Alfred von Schlieffen.
Others Born in 1857
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Pope Pius XI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1857 - 1939
HPI: 86.66
Rank: 1
Heinrich Hertz
PHYSICIST
1857 - 1894
HPI: 82.34
Rank: 2
Ferdinand de Saussure
LINGUIST
1857 - 1913
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 3
Clara Zetkin
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1933
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 4
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1941
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 5
Karl Adolph Gjellerup
WRITER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 6
Edward Elgar
COMPOSER
1857 - 1934
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 7
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
NOBLEMAN
1857 - 1944
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 8
Joseph Conrad
WRITER
1857 - 1924
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 9
Henrik Pontoppidan
WRITER
1857 - 1943
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 10
Ruggero Leoncavallo
COMPOSER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 11
Alfonso XII of Spain
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1885
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1913
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LINGUIST
1857 - 1913
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 1
Rudolf Diesel
INVENTOR
1858 - 1913
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 2
Menelik II
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1913
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 3
Alfred Russel Wallace
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1913
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 4
George I of Greece
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1913
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 5
J. P. Morgan
BUSINESSPERSON
1837 - 1913
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 6
Harriet Tubman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1820 - 1913
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 7
Tobias Asser
LAWYER
1838 - 1913
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 8
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1837 - 1913
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 9
Lesya Ukrainka
WRITER
1871 - 1913
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 10
Blanche Monnier
CELEBRITY
1849 - 1913
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 11
Alfred von Schlieffen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1833 - 1913
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 12
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Ferdinand de Saussure ranks 8 out of NaN. Before him are Leonhard Euler (1707), Le Corbusier (1887), Carl Jung (1875), Paracelsus (1493), Henry Dunant (1828), and Jean Piaget (1896). After him are Jacob Bernoulli (1654), Huldrych Zwingli (1484), Sepp Blatter (1936), Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746), Paul Klee (1879), and Charles Édouard Guillaume (1861).
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Leonhard Euler
MATHEMATICIAN
1707 - 1783
HPI: 87.60
Rank: 2
Le Corbusier
ARCHITECT
1887 - 1965
HPI: 86.85
Rank: 3
Carl Jung
PSYCHOLOGIST
1875 - 1961
HPI: 85.60
Rank: 4
Paracelsus
PHYSICIAN
1493 - 1541
HPI: 85.08
Rank: 5
Henry Dunant
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1828 - 1910
HPI: 83.32
Rank: 6
Jean Piaget
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1980
HPI: 82.27
Rank: 7
Ferdinand de Saussure
LINGUIST
1857 - 1913
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 8
Jacob Bernoulli
MATHEMATICIAN
1654 - 1705
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 9
Huldrych Zwingli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1484 - 1531
HPI: 81.35
Rank: 10
Sepp Blatter
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - Present
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 11
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1746 - 1827
HPI: 80.39
Rank: 12
Paul Klee
PAINTER
1879 - 1940
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 13
Charles Édouard Guillaume
PHYSICIST
1861 - 1938
HPI: 79.45
Rank: 14
Among Linguists In Switzerland
Among linguists born in Switzerland, Ferdinand de Saussure ranks 1. After him are Charles Bally (1865), Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke (1861), Jules Gilliéron (1854), Albert Sechehaye (1870), Walther von Wartburg (1888), Heinrich Schmid (1921), and Rudolf Thurneysen (1857).
Ferdinand de Saussure
1857 - 1913
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 1
Charles Bally
1865 - 1947
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 2
Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke
1861 - 1936
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3
Jules Gilliéron
1854 - 1926
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 4
Albert Sechehaye
1870 - 1946
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 5
Walther von Wartburg
1888 - 1971
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 6
Heinrich Schmid
1921 - 1999
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 7
Rudolf Thurneysen
1857 - 1940
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 8
