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Paul Ariste

1905 - 1990

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Paul Ariste (3 February 1905 – 2 February 1990) was an Estonian linguist renowned for his studies of the Finno-Ugric languages (especially Estonian and Votic), Yiddish and Baltic Romani language. He was born as Paul Berg, in Rääbise, Võtikvere Parish (now Jõgeva Parish), Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire, but in 1927 Estonized his name to Ariste. He graduated from the University of Tartu and subsequently worked with it. Ariste wrote his M.A. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Ariste has received more than 22,522 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Paul Ariste is the 86th most popular linguist, the 67th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Estonian Linguist.

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  • 51.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Paul Ariste ranks 86 out of 161. Before him are Johannes Aavik, Holger Pedersen, Johannes Schmidt, Adolf Erman, Đuro Daničić, and Yuen Ren Chao. After him are Alexander Potebnja, Agop Dilâçar, Konrad Duden, Bernhard Karlgren, Teun A. van Dijk, and Ahatanhel Krymsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Paul Ariste ranks 148. Before him are István Avar, Grigori Kozintsev, Henry Koster, Osvaldo Pugliese, Alexandre Villaplane, and Manès Sperber. After him are Tommy Dorsey, Erich Neumann, Ferenc Farkas, Colin Clark, Robert Stevenson, and Ángel Bossio. Among people deceased in 1990, Paul Ariste ranks 121. Before him are Kelly Johnson, James M. Gavin, Grethe Ingmann, David White, Lothar Collatz, and Jorge Bolet. After him are Armand Hammer, Dodie Smith, Luís Carlos Prestes, Juan José Arévalo, John Hansen, and Gordon Jackson.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Paul Ariste ranks 67 out of 310. Before him are Jaan Anvelt (1884), Balthasar Russow (1536), Viktor Kingissepp (1888), Johann Voldemar Jannsen (1819), Alexander von Benckendorff (1782), and Otto Strandman (1875). After him are Heino Eller (1887), Konrad Mägi (1878), Käbi Laretei (1922), Kazimierz Świątek (1914), Eduard von Toll (1858), and Edgar Savisaar (1950).

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Among LINGUISTS In Estonia

Among linguists born in Estonia, Paul Ariste ranks 2. Before him are Johannes Aavik (1880). After him are Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1805).

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