LINGUIST
Johann Christoph Adelung
1732 - 1806
Johann Christoph Adelung
Johann Christoph Adelung (8 August 1732 – 10 September 1806) was a German grammarian and philologist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Christoph Adelung has received more than 58,423 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Johann Christoph Adelung is the 23rd most popular linguist (up from 29th in 2019), the 793rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,159th in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Linguist.
Johann Christoph Adelung is most famous for his work on the grammar of the Sanskrit language.
Memorability Metrics
58k
Page Views (PV)
63.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
11.37
Effective Languages (L*)
2.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Johann Christoph Adelung ranks 23 out of 214. Before him are Edward Sapir, Algirdas Julien Greimas, Patanjali, Jost Gippert, Georges Dumézil, and Johann Martin Schleyer. After him are Ignác Goldziher, William Jones, Lucien Tesnière, Nikolai Trubetzkoy, Sibawayh, and Pompeu Fabra.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdward Sapir
1884 - 1939
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 17
Algirdas Julien Greimas
1917 - 1992
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 18
Patanjali
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 19
Jost Gippert
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 20
Georges Dumézil
1898 - 1986
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 21
Johann Martin Schleyer
1831 - 1912
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 22
Johann Christoph Adelung
1732 - 1806
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 23
Ignác Goldziher
1850 - 1921
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 24
William Jones
1746 - 1794
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 25
Lucien Tesnière
1893 - 1954
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 26
Nikolai Trubetzkoy
1890 - 1938
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 27
Sibawayh
760 - 797
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 28
Pompeu Fabra
1868 - 1948
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 29
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1732, Johann Christoph Adelung ranks 10. Before him are Stanisław August Poniatowski, Pierre Beaumarchais, Jacques Necker, Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Jérôme Lalande, and Adélaïde of France. After him are Richard Arkwright, Abbas III, John Dickinson, Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, Carl Gotthard Langhans, and Warren Hastings. Among people deceased in 1806, Johann Christoph Adelung ranks 13. Before him are William Pitt the Younger, Michael Haydn, Carlo Gozzi, Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este, Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick. After him are Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, Claude Nicolas Ledoux, Nicolas Leblanc, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, and Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily.
Others Born in 1732
Go to all RankingsStanisław August Poniatowski
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1798
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 4
Pierre Beaumarchais
WRITER
1732 - 1799
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 5
Jacques Necker
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1804
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 6
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
COMPOSER
1732 - 1795
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 7
Jérôme Lalande
ASTRONOMER
1732 - 1807
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 8
Adélaïde of France
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1800
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 9
Johann Christoph Adelung
LINGUIST
1732 - 1806
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 10
Richard Arkwright
INVENTOR
1732 - 1792
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 11
Abbas III
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1740
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 12
John Dickinson
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1808
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 13
Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1732 - 1797
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 14
Carl Gotthard Langhans
ARCHITECT
1732 - 1808
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 15
Warren Hastings
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1818
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1806
Go to all RankingsWilliam Pitt the Younger
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1806
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 7
Michael Haydn
COMPOSER
1737 - 1806
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 8
Carlo Gozzi
WRITER
1720 - 1806
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 9
Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1806
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 10
Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
NOBLEMAN
1750 - 1806
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 11
Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1806
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 12
Johann Christoph Adelung
LINGUIST
1732 - 1806
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 13
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1806
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 14
Claude Nicolas Ledoux
ARCHITECT
1736 - 1806
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 15
Nicolas Leblanc
CHEMIST
1742 - 1806
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 16
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1762 - 1806
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 17
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
WRITER
1757 - 1806
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 18
Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1806
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 19
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Johann Christoph Adelung ranks 793 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724), Ferdinand von Lindemann (1852), Ludwig Quidde (1858), Gisela of Hungary (980), Joseph Wirth (1879), and Horst Ludwig Störmer (1949). After him are Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870), Eduard Dietl (1890), Johannes Peter Müller (1801), Thietmar of Merseburg (975), Volker Schlöndorff (1939), and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
WRITER
1724 - 1803
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 787
Ferdinand von Lindemann
MATHEMATICIAN
1852 - 1939
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 788
Ludwig Quidde
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1941
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 789
Gisela of Hungary
POLITICIAN
980 - 1065
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 790
Joseph Wirth
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1956
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 791
Horst Ludwig Störmer
PHYSICIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 792
Johann Christoph Adelung
LINGUIST
1732 - 1806
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 793
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1870 - 1964
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 794
Eduard Dietl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1944
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 795
Johannes Peter Müller
PHYSICIAN
1801 - 1858
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 796
Thietmar of Merseburg
WRITER
975 - 1018
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 797
Volker Schlöndorff
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 798
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
SINGER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 799
Among LINGUISTS In Germany
Among linguists born in Germany, Johann Christoph Adelung ranks 6. Before him are Max Müller (1823), Franz Bopp (1791), August Schleicher (1821), Jost Gippert (1956), and Johann Martin Schleyer (1831). After him are Michel Bréal (1832), Georg Friedrich Grotefend (1775), Vasily Radlov (1837), Friedrich August Wolf (1759), August Leskien (1840), and Karl Lachmann (1793).
Max Müller
1823 - 1900
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 1
Franz Bopp
1791 - 1867
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 2
August Schleicher
1821 - 1868
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 3
Jost Gippert
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 4
Johann Martin Schleyer
1831 - 1912
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 5
Johann Christoph Adelung
1732 - 1806
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 6
Michel Bréal
1832 - 1915
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 7
Georg Friedrich Grotefend
1775 - 1853
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 8
Vasily Radlov
1837 - 1918
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 9
Friedrich August Wolf
1759 - 1824
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 10
August Leskien
1840 - 1916
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 11
Karl Lachmann
1793 - 1851
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 12