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Louis Hjelmslev

1899 - 1965

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Louis Hjelmslev

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Hjelmslev is the 34th most popular linguist (up from 35th in 2024), the 134th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Danish Linguist.

Louis Hjelmslev was a Danish linguist who developed the theory of glossematics, which is the study of language in terms of two dimensions: the horizontal dimension (the system) and the vertical dimension (the structure).

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Among Linguists

Among linguists, Louis Hjelmslev ranks 34 out of 214. Before him are Michael Halliday, Otto Jespersen, Pompeu Fabra, Nikolai Trubetzkoy, Ignác Goldziher, and Bedřich Hrozný. After him are Georg Friedrich Grotefend, Nicholas Marr, Benjamin Lee Whorf, Friedrich August Wolf, Michel Bréal, and Vasily Radlov.

Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia

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Michael Halliday
1925 - 2018
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 28
Otto Jespersen
1860 - 1943
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 29
Pompeu Fabra
1868 - 1948
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 30
Nikolai Trubetzkoy
1890 - 1938
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 31
Ignác Goldziher
1850 - 1921
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 32
Bedřich Hrozný
1879 - 1952
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 33
Louis Hjelmslev
1899 - 1965
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 34
Georg Friedrich Grotefend
1775 - 1853
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 35
Nicholas Marr
1864 - 1934
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 36
Benjamin Lee Whorf
1897 - 1941
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 37
Friedrich August Wolf
1759 - 1824
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 38
Michel Bréal
1832 - 1915
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 39
Vasily Radlov
1837 - 1918
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 40

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Louis Hjelmslev ranks 51. Before him are Jean Moulin, James Cagney, Lucio Fontana, P. L. Travers, Ramon Novarro, and Lev Kuleshov. After him are Charles Boyer, Sobhuza II, Henri Michaux, Georges Auric, Bronislav Kaminski, and Ludwig Guttmann. Among people deceased in 1965, Louis Hjelmslev ranks 30. Before him are Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, Helena Rubinstein, Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, Paul Tillich, and Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland. After him are Fan Noli, Herberts Cukurs, Sonny Boy Williamson II, David O. Selznick, Frederick Fleet, and Clara Bow.

Others Born in 1899

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Jean Moulin
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1943
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 45
James Cagney
ACTOR
1899 - 1986
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 46
Lucio Fontana
PAINTER
1899 - 1968
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 47
P. L. Travers
WRITER
1899 - 1996
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 48
Ramon Novarro
ACTOR
1899 - 1968
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 49
Lev Kuleshov
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1970
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 50
Louis Hjelmslev
LINGUIST
1899 - 1965
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 51
Charles Boyer
ACTOR
1899 - 1978
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 52
Sobhuza II
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 53
Henri Michaux
WRITER
1899 - 1984
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 54
Georges Auric
COMPOSER
1899 - 1983
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 55
Bronislav Kaminski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1944
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 56
Ludwig Guttmann
PHYSICIAN
1899 - 1980
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 57

Others Deceased in 1965

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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
WRITER
1886 - 1965
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 24
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1965
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 25
Helena Rubinstein
BUSINESSPERSON
1872 - 1965
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 26
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
COMPANION
1897 - 1965
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 27
Paul Tillich
PHILOSOPHER
1886 - 1965
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 28
Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1965
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 29
Louis Hjelmslev
LINGUIST
1899 - 1965
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 30
Fan Noli
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1965
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 31
Herberts Cukurs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1965
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 32
Sonny Boy Williamson II
SINGER
1912 - 1965
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 33
David O. Selznick
PRODUCER
1902 - 1965
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 34
Frederick Fleet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1965
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 35
Clara Bow
ACTOR
1905 - 1965
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 36