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Jan de Vries

Dutch linguist

1890 - 1964

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Jan de Vries

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jan de Vries is the 106th most popular linguist (up from 131st in 2024), the 545th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 655th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Linguist.

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Among Linguists

Among linguists, Jan de Vries ranks 106 out of 214. Before him are Henry Watson Fowler, Agop Dilâçar, Teun A. van Dijk, Heinrich Hübschmann, Daniel Jones, and Jules Gilliéron. After him are Brian Houghton Hodgson, August Immanuel Bekker, Kunio Yanagita, Albert Sechehaye, Stephen Krashen, and Nakahama Manjirō.

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Henry Watson Fowler
1858 - 1933
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 100
Agop Dilâçar
1895 - 1979
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 101
Teun A. van Dijk
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 102
Heinrich Hübschmann
1848 - 1908
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 103
Daniel Jones
1881 - 1967
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 104
Jules Gilliéron
1854 - 1926
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 105
Jan de Vries
1890 - 1964
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 106
Brian Houghton Hodgson
1800 - 1894
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 107
August Immanuel Bekker
1785 - 1871
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 108
Kunio Yanagita
1875 - 1962
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 109
Albert Sechehaye
1870 - 1946
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 110
Stephen Krashen
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 111
Nakahama Manjirō
1827 - 1898
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 112

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Jan de Vries ranks 141. Before him are Olga Desmond, Mário de Sá-Carneiro, Ahmad Kasravi, E. E. Smith, Oswald de Andrade, and Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia. After him are Mauno Pekkala, Karl Freund, Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper, Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Thomas Tien Ken-sin, and Erich Weinert. Among people deceased in 1964, Jan de Vries ranks 103. Before him are Otto Ciliax, Guillermo Subiabre, Maksym Rylsky, Ebbe Schwartz, Bodil Ipsen, and Aloïse Corbaz. After him are Cedric Hardwicke, Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg, Eric Dolphy, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Rickard Sandler, and Bernhard Goetzke.

Others Born in 1890

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Olga Desmond
ACTOR
1890 - 1964
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 135
Mário de Sá-Carneiro
WRITER
1890 - 1916
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 136
Ahmad Kasravi
HISTORIAN
1890 - 1946
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 137
E. E. Smith
WRITER
1890 - 1965
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 138
Oswald de Andrade
WRITER
1890 - 1954
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 139
Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1979
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 140
Jan de Vries
LINGUIST
1890 - 1964
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 141
Mauno Pekkala
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1952
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 142
Karl Freund
FILM DIRECTOR
1890 - 1969
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 143
Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper
CELEBRITY
1890 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 144
Mehmet Fuat Köprülü
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1966
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 145
Thomas Tien Ken-sin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1890 - 1967
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 146
Erich Weinert
WRITER
1890 - 1953
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 147

Others Deceased in 1964

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Otto Ciliax
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1964
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 97
Guillermo Subiabre
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1964
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 98
Maksym Rylsky
WRITER
1895 - 1964
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 99
Ebbe Schwartz
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1964
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 100
Bodil Ipsen
ACTOR
1889 - 1964
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 101
Aloïse Corbaz
PAINTER
1886 - 1964
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 102
Jan de Vries
LINGUIST
1890 - 1964
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 103
Cedric Hardwicke
ACTOR
1893 - 1964
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 104
Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1964
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 105
Eric Dolphy
MUSICIAN
1928 - 1964
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 106
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
INVENTOR
1907 - 1964
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 107
Rickard Sandler
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1964
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 108
Bernhard Goetzke
ACTOR
1884 - 1964
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 109