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Johan Ludvig Heiberg

1854 - 1928

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Johan Ludvig Heiberg (27 November 1854 – 4 January 1928) was a Danish philologist and historian. He is best known for his discovery of previously unknown texts in the Archimedes Palimpsest, and for his edition of Euclid's Elements that T. L. Heath translated into English. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johan Ludvig Heiberg has received more than 4,825 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Johan Ludvig Heiberg is the 203rd most popular linguist (down from 178th in 2019), the 680th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 578th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Danish Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Johan Ludvig Heiberg ranks 203 out of 214. Before him are Lyle Campbell, Dmitry Ushakov, Bo Ralph, Rogier Blokland, Sophus Bugge, and Daniel Everett. After him are Einar Haugen, Geoffrey Hull, Henry Watson Fowler, Rudolf Thurneysen, Ian Hancock, and Mary Haas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1854, Johan Ludvig Heiberg ranks 123. Before him are Jan Sztolcman, Hjalmar Mellin, Queenie Newall, Birt Acres, Annie Lorrain Smith, and Arthur Barclay. After him are Edward Carson, George Whitefield Chadwick, and Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone. Among people deceased in 1928, Johan Ludvig Heiberg ranks 124. Before him are Antonín Sova, Gyula Kakas, Gonzalo Córdova, Tursunoy Saidazimova, George Siegmann, and George Dole. After him are Johan Olin, Nora Bayes, Crystal Eastman, Ezra Meeker, C. B. K. Beachcroft, and Laura Mendez.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Johan Ludvig Heiberg ranks 680 out of 1,032. Before him are Trentemøller (1972), Lars Michaelsen (1969), Lars Christiansen (1972), Hans Abrahamsen (1952), Poul Ruders (1949), and Thomas Frank (1973). After him are Birgitte Hjort Sørensen (1982), Flemming Christensen (1958), Prince Christian of Denmark (2005), Finn Pedersen (1925), Martin Laursen (1977), and Allan Nielsen (1971).

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Among LINGUISTS In Denmark

Among linguists born in Denmark, Johan Ludvig Heiberg ranks 8. Before him are Louis Hjelmslev (1899), Otto Jespersen (1860), Vilhelm Thomsen (1842), Holger Pedersen (1867), Hans Ørberg (1920), and Johan Nicolai Madvig (1804).

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