1867 - 1953
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 4,926 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Holger Pedersen is the 81st most popular linguist, the 272nd most popular biography from Denmark (up from 285th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Danish Linguist.
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Among linguists, Holger Pedersen ranks 81 out of 161. Before him are Jan Mukařovský, Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke, Louis de Beaufront, Carl Brockelmann, Joshua Fishman, and Johannes Aavik. After him are Johannes Schmidt, Adolf Erman, Đuro Daničić, Yuen Ren Chao, Paul Ariste, and Alexander Potebnja.
1891 - 1975
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 75
1861 - 1936
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 76
1855 - 1935
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 77
1868 - 1956
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 78
1926 - 2015
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 79
1880 - 1973
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 80
1867 - 1953
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 81
1843 - 1901
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 82
1854 - 1937
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 83
1825 - 1882
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 84
1892 - 1982
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 85
1905 - 1990
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 86
1835 - 1891
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 87
Among people born in 1867, Holger Pedersen ranks 80. Before him are Dagny Juel, Amy Beach, Nilo Peçanha, Dimitrios Gounaris, William Speirs Bruce, and Arnold Bennett. After him are Prince Henri of Orléans, Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria, Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Ivan Grohar, Léon Daudet, and Anathon Aall. Among people deceased in 1953, Holger Pedersen ranks 80. Before him are Xu Beihong, Ernst Reuter, Hans Aanrud, Vladimir Dekanozov, Hilaire Belloc, and Kyuichi Tokuda. After him are Josef Fischer, Albert Austin, Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, Joseph Jongen, Nigel Bruce, and Nicolae Rădescu.
1867 - 1901
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 74
1867 - 1944
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 75
1867 - 1924
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 76
1867 - 1922
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 77
1867 - 1921
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 78
1867 - 1931
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 79
1867 - 1953
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 80
1867 - 1901
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 81
1867 - 1932
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 82
1867 - 1939
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 83
1867 - 1911
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 84
1867 - 1942
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 85
1867 - 1943
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 86
1895 - 1953
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 74
1889 - 1953
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 75
1863 - 1953
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 76
1898 - 1953
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 77
1870 - 1953
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 78
1894 - 1953
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 79
1867 - 1953
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 80
1865 - 1953
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 81
1881 - 1953
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 82
1905 - 1953
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 83
1873 - 1953
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 84
1895 - 1953
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 85
1874 - 1953
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 86
Among people born in Denmark, Holger Pedersen ranks 272 out of 893. Before him are Jon Dahl Tomasson (1976), Richeza of Denmark (1174), Ulrich Thomsen (1963), Harald Nielsen (1941), Louise Rasmussen (1815), and Peter C. Gøtzsche (1949). After him are Edgar Aabye (1865), Sigmundur Brestisson (961), Valdemar the Young (1209), Ebbe Schwartz (1901), Ghita Nørby (1935), and J. C. Jacobsen (1811).
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 266
1174 - 1220
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 267
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 268
1941 - 2015
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 269
1815 - 1874
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 270
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 271
1867 - 1953
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 272
1865 - 1941
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 273
961 - 1005
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 274
1209 - 1231
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 275
1901 - 1964
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 276
1935 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 277
1811 - 1887
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 278
Among linguists born in Denmark, Holger Pedersen ranks 5. Before him are Rasmus Rask (1787), Otto Jespersen (1860), Louis Hjelmslev (1899), and Vilhelm Thomsen (1842). After him are Hans Ørberg (1920), Johan Nicolai Madvig (1804), and Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1854).
1787 - 1832
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 1
1860 - 1943
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 2
1899 - 1965
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 3
1842 - 1927
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 4
1867 - 1953
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 5
1920 - 2010
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 6
1804 - 1886
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 7
1854 - 1928
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 8