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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 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

Among linguists, Holger Pedersen ranks 81 out of 161Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Holger Pedersen ranks 80Before 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 80Before 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.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Holger Pedersen ranks 272 out of 893Before 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).

Among LINGUISTS In Denmark

Among linguists born in Denmark, Holger Pedersen ranks 5Before 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).