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Josef Dobrovský

1753 - 1829

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Josef Dobrovský (17 August 1753 – 6 January 1829) was a Czech philologist and historian, one of the most important figures of the Czech National Revival along with Josef Jungmann. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josef Dobrovský has received more than 79,671 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Josef Dobrovský is the 56th most popular linguist (down from 52nd in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 212th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Hungarian Linguist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 80k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Josef Dobrovský ranks 56 out of 214. Before him are Hugo Schuchardt, Hermann Paul, Vatroslav Jagić, Hesychius of Alexandria, George Lakoff, and Tuone Udaina. After him are Eugenio Coșeriu, Karl Brugmann, Gabdulkhay Akhatov, Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, Matthias Castrén, and Vilém Mathesius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1753, Josef Dobrovský ranks 18. Before him are Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans, Franz Karl Achard, Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse, Samuel Crompton, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, and Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud. After him are Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Shaykh Ahmad, François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, Charlotte Buff, Sophia Albertina, Abbess of Quedlinburg, and Matvei Platov. Among people deceased in 1829, Josef Dobrovský ranks 22. Before him are Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa, Kittur Chennamma, Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony, Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, and Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein. After him are Alexandre-Théodore-Victor, comte de Lameth, Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Infanta Benedita of Portugal, Sophia Albertina, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Nikolay Raevsky, and John Adams.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Josef Dobrovský ranks 209 out of 1,077. Before him are Zoltán of Hungary (896), Dora Pejačević (1885), Fajsz (900), William Fox (1879), Mihály Munkácsy (1844), and Mihály Zichy (1827). After him are Viktor Barna (1911), György Konrád (1933), Miklós Németh (1948), Stephan Burián von Rajecz (1851), George Szell (1897), and Hans Swarowsky (1899).

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Among LINGUISTS In Hungary

Among linguists born in Hungary, Josef Dobrovský ranks 2. Before him are Ignác Goldziher (1850). After him are János Sajnovics (1733).

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