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Mary Haas

1910 - 1996

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Mary Rosamond Haas (January 23, 1910 – May 17, 1996) was an American linguist who specialized in North American Indigenous languages, Thai, and historical linguistics. She served as president of the Linguistic Society of America. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Haas has received more than 61,461 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Haas is the 209th most popular linguist, the 13,765th most popular biography from United States and the 24th most popular American Linguist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 61k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Mary Haas ranks 209 out of 214. Before her are Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Einar Haugen, Geoffrey Hull, Henry Watson Fowler, Rudolf Thurneysen, and Ian Hancock. After her are Michael Witzel, Ranko Matasović, and Ivan Yakovlev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Mary Haas ranks 412. Before her are Ruthie Tompson, Marguerite Churchill, Nicholas Monsarrat, Károly Takács, Jacquetta Hawkes, and Barbara Castle. After her are Josephine McKim, Dick Foran, Jack Mercer, Marion Roper, Pauli Murray, and Lillian Roth. Among people deceased in 1996, Mary Haas ranks 347. Before her are Vince Edwards, Juliet Prowse, Virginia Christine, V. N. Janaki, Jacquetta Hawkes, and Dana Hill. After her are Joseph Bernardin, Lyle Talbot, Ralph Yarborough, Lucille Bremer, Yevgeny Rodionov, and Jack Ragland.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Haas ranks 13,765 out of 20,380. Before her are Jon Schaffer (1968), John M. Berrien (1781), Riki Lindhome (1979), Gene Raymond (1908), E. G. Daily (1961), and Bob Riley (1944). After her are Dave Eggers (1970), Carol Lewis (1963), Jon Corzine (1947), Susan Downey (1973), Thomas Meighan (1879), and Josephine McKim (1910).

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Among LINGUISTS In United States

Among linguists born in United States, Mary Haas ranks 24. Before her are Dell Hymes (1927), Alice Kober (1906), Robert Blust (1940), Lyle Campbell (1942), Daniel Everett (1951), and Einar Haugen (1906).

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