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Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn

1612 - 1653

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Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn (August 28, 1612 – October 3, 1653) was a Dutch scholar (his Latinized name was Marcus Zuerius Boxhornius). Born in Bergen op Zoom, he was professor at the University of Leiden. He discovered the similarity among Indo-European languages, and supposed the existence of a primitive common language which he called 'Scythian'. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn has received more than 56,845 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn is the 172nd most popular linguist (down from 137th in 2019), the 838th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 665th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn ranks 172 out of 214. Before him are Sergei Starostin, George Perkins Marsh, Eduard Sievers, Jane Ellen Harrison, Göran Malmqvist, and Andrey Zaliznyak. After him are Christiane Nord, Friedrich Kluge, Dell Hymes, Lev Shcherba, John Rupert Firth, and Francisco Rodríguez Adrados.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1612, Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn ranks 25. Before him are Frans Post, Thomas Fairfax, August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz, Pier Francesco Mola, and Anne Bradstreet. After him are James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, and Richard Crashaw. Among people deceased in 1653, Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn ranks 13. Before him are Robert Filmer, Simon de Vlieger, Théophraste Renaudot, Jan Wildens, Claudius Salmasius, and Lucrezia Marinella.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn ranks 838 out of 1,646. Before him are Berry van Aerle (1962), Bernard Leene (1903), Stefan de Vrij (1992), Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint (1812), Remco Campert (1929), and Tini Wagner (1919). After him are Kajsa Ollongren (1967), Fedde Schurer (1898), C. B. van Niel (1897), Lucebert (1924), J. Bernlef (1937), and Jopie Selbach (1918).

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Among LINGUISTS In Netherlands

Among linguists born in Netherlands, Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn ranks 3. Before him are Teun A. van Dijk (1943), and Jan de Vries (1890). After him are Rogier Blokland (1971).

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