LINGUIST
Georg Friedrich Grotefend
1775 - 1853
Georg Friedrich Grotefend
Georg Friedrich Grotefend (9 June 1775 – 15 December 1853) was a German epigraphist and philologist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georg Friedrich Grotefend has received more than 64,194 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Georg Friedrich Grotefend is the 33rd most popular linguist (down from 25th in 2019), the 1,061st most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,095th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Linguist.
Georg Friedrich Grotefend is most famous for his work in deciphering the ancient Persian language.
Memorability Metrics
64k
Page Views (PV)
61.19
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
10.03
Effective Languages (L*)
1.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Georg Friedrich Grotefend ranks 33 out of 214. Before him are Nikolai Trubetzkoy, Sibawayh, Pompeu Fabra, Franz Miklosich, Nicholas Marr, and Michel Bréal. After him are Alexandre de Rhodes, Louis Hjelmslev, Vasily Radlov, Benjamin Lee Whorf, Jan Baudouin de Courtenay, and Otto Jespersen.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNikolai Trubetzkoy
1890 - 1938
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 27
Sibawayh
760 - 797
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 28
Pompeu Fabra
1868 - 1948
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 29
Franz Miklosich
1813 - 1891
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 30
Nicholas Marr
1864 - 1934
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 31
Michel Bréal
1832 - 1915
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 32
Georg Friedrich Grotefend
1775 - 1853
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 33
Alexandre de Rhodes
1591 - 1660
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 34
Louis Hjelmslev
1899 - 1965
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 35
Vasily Radlov
1837 - 1918
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 36
Benjamin Lee Whorf
1897 - 1941
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 37
Jan Baudouin de Courtenay
1845 - 1929
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 38
Otto Jespersen
1860 - 1943
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 39
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1775, Georg Friedrich Grotefend ranks 12. Before him are Lucien Bonaparte, Eugène François Vidocq, Bahadur Shah Zafar, Carlota Joaquina of Spain, Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, and Adam Albert von Neipperg. After him are Ching Shih, François-Adrien Boieldieu, Étienne-Louis Malus, Matthew Lewis, Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, and Farkas Bolyai. Among people deceased in 1853, Georg Friedrich Grotefend ranks 5. Before him are Christian Doppler, François Arago, Maria II of Portugal, and Ludwig Tieck. After him are Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil, Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Bezmiâlem Sultan, Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński, Christian Leopold von Buch, and Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
Others Born in 1775
Go to all RankingsLucien Bonaparte
DIPLOMAT
1775 - 1840
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 6
Eugène François Vidocq
INSPIRATION
1775 - 1857
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 7
Bahadur Shah Zafar
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1862
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 8
Carlota Joaquina of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1775 - 1830
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 9
Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach
PHILOSOPHER
1775 - 1833
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 10
Adam Albert von Neipperg
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1829
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 11
Georg Friedrich Grotefend
LINGUIST
1775 - 1853
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 12
Ching Shih
PIRATE
1775 - 1844
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 13
François-Adrien Boieldieu
COMPOSER
1775 - 1834
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 14
Étienne-Louis Malus
MATHEMATICIAN
1775 - 1812
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 15
Matthew Lewis
WRITER
1775 - 1818
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 16
Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1775 - 1809
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 17
Farkas Bolyai
MATHEMATICIAN
1775 - 1856
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1853
Go to all RankingsChristian Doppler
PHYSICIST
1803 - 1853
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 1
François Arago
PHYSICIST
1786 - 1853
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 2
Maria II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1853
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 3
Ludwig Tieck
WRITER
1773 - 1853
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 4
Georg Friedrich Grotefend
LINGUIST
1775 - 1853
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 5
Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil
NOBLEMAN
1831 - 1853
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 6
Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1853
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 7
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
PAINTER
1783 - 1853
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 8
Bezmiâlem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1807 - 1853
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 9
Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński
OCCULTIST
1776 - 1853
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 10
Christian Leopold von Buch
GEOLOGIST
1774 - 1853
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 11
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1853
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Georg Friedrich Grotefend ranks 1,061 out of 7,253. Before him are Michel Bréal (1832), Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1719), Hanns Eisler (1898), Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (1511), Anthony of Saxony (1755), and Hermann Kolbe (1818). After him are Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1757), Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg (1830), Engelbert Humperdinck (1854), Julius Wellhausen (1844), Georg Kaiser (1878), and Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1876).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMichel Bréal
LINGUIST
1832 - 1915
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 1,055
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1719 - 1772
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 1,056
Hanns Eisler
COMPOSER
1898 - 1962
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 1,057
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
COMPANION
1511 - 1571
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 1,058
Anthony of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1836
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 1,059
Hermann Kolbe
CHEMIST
1818 - 1884
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 1,060
Georg Friedrich Grotefend
LINGUIST
1775 - 1853
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 1,061
Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1828
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 1,062
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1911
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 1,063
Engelbert Humperdinck
COMPOSER
1854 - 1921
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 1,064
Julius Wellhausen
HISTORIAN
1844 - 1918
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 1,065
Georg Kaiser
WRITER
1878 - 1945
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,066
Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1934
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,067
Among LINGUISTS In Germany
Among linguists born in Germany, Georg Friedrich Grotefend ranks 8. Before him are Franz Bopp (1791), August Schleicher (1821), Jost Gippert (1956), Johann Martin Schleyer (1831), Johann Christoph Adelung (1732), and Michel Bréal (1832). After him are Vasily Radlov (1837), Friedrich August Wolf (1759), August Leskien (1840), Karl Lachmann (1793), Hugo Schuchardt (1842), and Hermann Paul (1846).
Franz Bopp
1791 - 1867
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 2
August Schleicher
1821 - 1868
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 3
Jost Gippert
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 4
Johann Martin Schleyer
1831 - 1912
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 5
Johann Christoph Adelung
1732 - 1806
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 6
Michel Bréal
1832 - 1915
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 7
Georg Friedrich Grotefend
1775 - 1853
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 8
Vasily Radlov
1837 - 1918
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 9
Friedrich August Wolf
1759 - 1824
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 10
August Leskien
1840 - 1916
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 11
Karl Lachmann
1793 - 1851
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 12
Hugo Schuchardt
1842 - 1927
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 13
Hermann Paul
1846 - 1921
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 14