LINGUIST
Hermann Osthoff
1847 - 1909
Hermann Osthoff
Hermann Osthoff (18 April 1847 – 7 May 1909) was a German linguist. He was involved in Indo-European studies and the Neogrammarian school. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hermann Osthoff has received more than 21,993 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann Osthoff is the 136th most popular linguist, the 4,334th most popular biography from Germany and the 26th most popular German Linguist.
Memorability Metrics
22k
Page Views (PV)
49.01
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
7.25
Effective Languages (L*)
1.41
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Hermann Osthoff ranks 136 out of 214. Before him are Vasily Abaev, Jan de Vries, Walther von Wartburg, James Legge, Julius Pokorny, and Felix Jacoby. After him are Johan Nicolai Madvig, Giuliano Bonfante, Germà Colón, William Stokoe, Heinrich Schmid, and Vyacheslav Ivanov.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVasily Abaev
1900 - 2001
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 130
Jan de Vries
1890 - 1964
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 131
Walther von Wartburg
1888 - 1971
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 132
James Legge
1815 - 1897
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 133
Julius Pokorny
1887 - 1970
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 134
Felix Jacoby
1876 - 1959
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 135
Hermann Osthoff
1847 - 1909
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 136
Johan Nicolai Madvig
1804 - 1886
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 137
Giuliano Bonfante
1904 - 2005
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 138
Germà Colón
1928 - 2020
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 139
William Stokoe
1919 - 2000
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 140
Heinrich Schmid
1921 - 1999
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 141
Vyacheslav Ivanov
1929 - 2017
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 142
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1847, Hermann Osthoff ranks 80. Before him are Carlo Alberto Castigliano, Milovan Glišić, Ray Lankester, Ida Saxton McKinley, Cesare Arzelà, and Castro Alves. After him are Louis Henri Boussenard, Eliška Krásnohorská, Wilhelm Killing, Emil Holub, Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson, and Eduardo López de Romaña. Among people deceased in 1909, Hermann Osthoff ranks 70. Before him are Whitcomb L. Judson, Fazlullah Nouri, Euclides da Cunha, Manuel Amador Guerrero, Detlev von Liliencron, and Ruperto Chapí. After him are Zygmunt Noskowski, Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen, Frederic Remington, Carl Holmberg, Benoît-Constant Coquelin, and Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman.
Others Born in 1847
Go to all RankingsCarlo Alberto Castigliano
PHYSICIST
1847 - 1884
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 74
Milovan Glišić
WRITER
1847 - 1908
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 75
Ray Lankester
BIOLOGIST
1847 - 1929
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 76
Ida Saxton McKinley
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1907
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 77
Cesare Arzelà
MATHEMATICIAN
1847 - 1912
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 78
Castro Alves
WRITER
1847 - 1871
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 79
Hermann Osthoff
LINGUIST
1847 - 1909
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 80
Louis Henri Boussenard
WRITER
1847 - 1910
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 81
Eliška Krásnohorská
WRITER
1847 - 1926
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 82
Wilhelm Killing
MATHEMATICIAN
1847 - 1923
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 83
Emil Holub
PHYSICIAN
1847 - 1902
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 84
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson
COMPOSER
1847 - 1927
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 85
Eduardo López de Romaña
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1912
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 86
Others Deceased in 1909
Go to all RankingsWhitcomb L. Judson
INVENTOR
1846 - 1909
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 64
Fazlullah Nouri
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1909
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 65
Euclides da Cunha
BIOLOGIST
1866 - 1909
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 66
Manuel Amador Guerrero
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1909
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 67
Detlev von Liliencron
WRITER
1844 - 1909
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 68
Ruperto Chapí
COMPOSER
1851 - 1909
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 69
Hermann Osthoff
LINGUIST
1847 - 1909
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 70
Zygmunt Noskowski
COMPOSER
1846 - 1909
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 71
Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen
CHEMIST
1826 - 1909
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 72
Frederic Remington
PAINTER
1861 - 1909
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 73
Carl Holmberg
GYMNAST
1884 - 1909
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 74
Benoît-Constant Coquelin
ACTOR
1842 - 1909
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 75
Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1909
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 76
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Hermann Osthoff ranks 4,334 out of 7,253. Before him are Albrecht Unsöld (1905), Rainer Zobel (1948), Klaus Badelt (1967), Hans Günter Winkler (1926), Thomas Linke (1969), and Joseph Höffner (1906). After him are Robert Havemann (1910), Adolf Stieler (1775), Felix Dahn (1834), Marcus Goldman (1821), Sabine Meyer (1959), and Johannes Rebmann (1820).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAlbrecht Unsöld
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1995
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 4,328
Rainer Zobel
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 4,329
Klaus Badelt
COMPOSER
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 4,330
Hans Günter Winkler
ATHLETE
1926 - 2018
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 4,331
Thomas Linke
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 4,332
Joseph Höffner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 1987
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 4,333
Hermann Osthoff
LINGUIST
1847 - 1909
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 4,334
Robert Havemann
CHEMIST
1910 - 1982
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 4,335
Adolf Stieler
GEOGRAPHER
1775 - 1836
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 4,336
Felix Dahn
WRITER
1834 - 1912
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 4,337
Marcus Goldman
BUSINESSPERSON
1821 - 1904
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 4,338
Sabine Meyer
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 4,339
Johannes Rebmann
EXPLORER
1820 - 1876
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 4,340
Among LINGUISTS In Germany
Among linguists born in Germany, Hermann Osthoff ranks 26. Before him are Alexander Gode (1906), Adolf Erman (1854), Johannes Schmidt (1843), Heinrich Hübschmann (1848), Georg Curtius (1820), and Felix Jacoby (1876). After him are Gerhard Rohlfs (1892), Hermann Hirt (1865), Eduard Sievers (1850), Christiane Nord (1943), Friedrich Kluge (1856), and Helmut Rix (1926).
Alexander Gode
1906 - 1970
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 20
Adolf Erman
1854 - 1937
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 21
Johannes Schmidt
1843 - 1901
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 22
Heinrich Hübschmann
1848 - 1908
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 23
Georg Curtius
1820 - 1885
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 24
Felix Jacoby
1876 - 1959
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 25
Hermann Osthoff
1847 - 1909
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 26
Gerhard Rohlfs
1892 - 1986
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 27
Hermann Hirt
1865 - 1936
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 28
Eduard Sievers
1850 - 1932
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 29
Christiane Nord
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 30
Friedrich Kluge
1856 - 1926
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 31
Helmut Rix
1926 - 2004
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 32