LINGUIST

Holger Pedersen

1867 - 1953

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Holger Pedersen (Danish: [ˈhʌlˀkɐ ˈpʰe̝ðˀɐsn̩]; 7 April 1867 – 25 October 1953) was a Danish linguist who made significant contributions to language science and wrote about 30 authoritative works concerning several languages. He was born in Gelballe, Denmark, and died in Hellerup, next to Copenhagen. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Holger Pedersen has received more than 5,489 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Holger Pedersen is the 81st most popular linguist, the 265th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 270th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Danish Linguist.

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  • 53.99

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Holger Pedersen ranks 81 out of 214. Before him are Max Nettlau, Konrad Duden, Carl Brockelmann, Ramón Menéndez Pidal, Agop Dilâçar, and August Immanuel Bekker. After him are Leo Spitzer, Jan Mukařovský, Johannes Aavik, Vasili Eroshenko, Alexander Gode, and Morris Swadesh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Holger Pedersen ranks 78. Before him are Edith Hamilton, Gutzon Borglum, Patriarch Sergius of Moscow, Emil Krebs, Louise, Princess Royal, and Anathon Aall. After him are Alexander Vasiliev, Amy Beach, Dimitrios Gounaris, Hanns Hörbiger, Martin Kutta, and Nilo Peçanha. Among people deceased in 1953, Holger Pedersen ranks 77. Before him are Şükrü Saracoğlu, Sergey Belyavsky, Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, Jim Thorpe, Hilaire Belloc, and Dámaso Berenguer. After him are Joseph Jongen, Alexander Vasiliev, Lev Mekhlis, Ernst Reuter, Xu Beihong, and Jan Czochralski.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Holger Pedersen ranks 265 out of 1,032. Before him are Harald Nielsen (1941), Per Kirkeby (1938), Richeza of Denmark (1174), Erik Axelsson Tott (1419), Princess Louise of Denmark (1875), and Sophus Nielsen (1888). After him are Princess Thyra of Denmark (1880), Karl Verner (1846), Holger Drachmann (1846), Henning Carlsen (1927), Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805), and Lars Mikkelsen (1964).

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Among LINGUISTS In Denmark

Among linguists born in Denmark, Holger Pedersen ranks 5. Before him are Rasmus Rask (1787), Louis Hjelmslev (1899), Otto Jespersen (1860), and Vilhelm Thomsen (1842). After him are Hans Ørberg (1920), Johan Nicolai Madvig (1804), and Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1854).

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