LINGUIST
Otto Jespersen
1860 - 1943
Otto Jespersen
Jens Otto Harry Jespersen (Danish: [ˈʌtsʰo ˈjespɐsn̩]; 16 July 1860 – 30 April 1943) was a Danish linguist who specialized in the grammar of the English language. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otto Jespersen has received more than 250,237 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Otto Jespersen is the 39th most popular linguist (down from 21st in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 100th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Danish Linguist.
Otto Jespersen is most famous for his contributions to linguistics. He is credited with being the first to use the term "semantics" in a linguistic sense. He is also credited with being the first to use the term "grammar" in the sense of the study of language.
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
59.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
8.08
Effective Languages (L*)
3.35
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Otto Jespersen ranks 39 out of 214. Before him are Georg Friedrich Grotefend, Alexandre de Rhodes, Louis Hjelmslev, Vasily Radlov, Benjamin Lee Whorf, and Jan Baudouin de Courtenay. After him are André Martinet, Vilhelm Thomsen, Bedřich Hrozný, Friedrich August Wolf, August Leskien, and Karl Lachmann.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorg Friedrich Grotefend
1775 - 1853
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 33
Alexandre de Rhodes
1591 - 1660
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 34
Louis Hjelmslev
1899 - 1965
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 35
Vasily Radlov
1837 - 1918
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 36
Benjamin Lee Whorf
1897 - 1941
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 37
Jan Baudouin de Courtenay
1845 - 1929
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 38
Otto Jespersen
1860 - 1943
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 39
André Martinet
1908 - 1999
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 40
Vilhelm Thomsen
1842 - 1927
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 41
Bedřich Hrozný
1879 - 1952
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 42
Friedrich August Wolf
1759 - 1824
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 43
August Leskien
1840 - 1916
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 44
Karl Lachmann
1793 - 1851
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 45
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1860, Otto Jespersen ranks 41. Before him are Marianne von Werefkin, Vito Volterra, Mercedes of Orléans, Gustave Charpentier, James McKeen Cattell, and Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria. After him are Jules Laforgue, Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, Waldemar Haffkine, Sergey Sazonov, William Kennedy Dickson, and Friedrich Naumann. Among people deceased in 1943, Otto Jespersen ranks 40. Before him are Oskar Schlemmer, Viktor Lutze, Lydia Litvyak, Luz Long, Nicholas J. Spykman, and Pavel Milyukov. After him are Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Jane Avril, Vito Cascio Ferro, Abdelaziz of Morocco, Ugo Cavallero, and Conrad Veidt.
Others Born in 1860
Go to all RankingsMarianne von Werefkin
PAINTER
1860 - 1938
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 35
Vito Volterra
MATHEMATICIAN
1860 - 1940
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 36
Mercedes of Orléans
COMPANION
1860 - 1878
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 37
Gustave Charpentier
COMPOSER
1860 - 1956
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 38
James McKeen Cattell
PSYCHOLOGIST
1860 - 1944
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 39
Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1933
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 40
Otto Jespersen
LINGUIST
1860 - 1943
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 41
Jules Laforgue
WRITER
1860 - 1887
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 42
Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1860 - 1917
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 43
Waldemar Haffkine
BIOLOGIST
1860 - 1930
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 44
Sergey Sazonov
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1927
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 45
William Kennedy Dickson
FILM DIRECTOR
1860 - 1935
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 46
Friedrich Naumann
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1919
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 47
Others Deceased in 1943
Go to all RankingsOskar Schlemmer
PAINTER
1888 - 1943
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 34
Viktor Lutze
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1943
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 35
Lydia Litvyak
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1943
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 36
Luz Long
ATHLETE
1913 - 1943
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 37
Nicholas J. Spykman
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1943
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 38
Pavel Milyukov
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1943
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 39
Otto Jespersen
LINGUIST
1860 - 1943
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 40
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
PAINTER
1889 - 1943
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 41
Jane Avril
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1943
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 42
Vito Cascio Ferro
MAFIOSO
1862 - 1943
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 43
Abdelaziz of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1943
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 44
Ugo Cavallero
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1943
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 45
Conrad Veidt
ACTOR
1893 - 1943
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 46
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Otto Jespersen ranks 143 out of 1,032. Before him are Magnus II of Sweden (1130), Gabriel Axel (1918), Wilhelm Johannsen (1857), John Louis Emil Dreyer (1852), Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776), and Princess Charlotte of Denmark (1789). After him are Jesper Christensen (1948), Magnus, Duke of Holstein (1540), Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel (1784), Richard Møller Nielsen (1937), Giancarlo Esposito (1958), and Vilhelm Thomsen (1842).
Others born in Denmark
Go to all RankingsMagnus II of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1130 - 1161
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 137
Gabriel Axel
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 2014
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 138
Wilhelm Johannsen
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1927
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 139
John Louis Emil Dreyer
ASTRONOMER
1852 - 1926
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 140
Barthold Georg Niebuhr
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1831
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 141
Princess Charlotte of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1789 - 1864
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 142
Otto Jespersen
LINGUIST
1860 - 1943
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 143
Jesper Christensen
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 144
Magnus, Duke of Holstein
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1583
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 145
Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel
EXPLORER
1784 - 1863
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 146
Richard Møller Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2014
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 147
Giancarlo Esposito
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 148
Vilhelm Thomsen
LINGUIST
1842 - 1927
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 149
Among LINGUISTS In Denmark
Among linguists born in Denmark, Otto Jespersen ranks 3. Before him are Rasmus Rask (1787), and Louis Hjelmslev (1899). After him are Vilhelm Thomsen (1842), Holger Pedersen (1867), Hans Ørberg (1920), Johan Nicolai Madvig (1804), and Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1854).
Rasmus Rask
1787 - 1832
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 1
Louis Hjelmslev
1899 - 1965
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 2
Otto Jespersen
1860 - 1943
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3
Vilhelm Thomsen
1842 - 1927
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 4
Holger Pedersen
1867 - 1953
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 5
Hans Ørberg
1920 - 2010
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 6
Johan Nicolai Madvig
1804 - 1886
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 7
Johan Ludvig Heiberg
1854 - 1928
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 8