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LINGUIST

Rudolf Thurneysen

1857 - 1940

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Eduard Rudolf Thurneysen (March 14, 1857 – 9 August 1940) was a Swiss linguist and Celticist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rudolf Thurneysen has received more than 33,576 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Thurneysen is the 184th most popular linguist, the 645th most popular biography from Switzerland and the 8th most popular Swiss Linguist.

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  • 34k

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  • 37.97

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Rudolf Thurneysen ranks 184 out of 161Before him are Henry Sweet, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Monier Monier-Williams, Bo Ralph, Sophus Bugge, and Henry Watson Fowler. After him are Rogier Blokland and Ranko Matasović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, Rudolf Thurneysen ranks 125Before him are Edward Henry Potthast, Charles B. Cory, Frank J. Sprague, John Joly, Auguste Serrurier, and Walter Rutherford. After him is Gertrude Atherton. Among people deceased in 1940, Rudolf Thurneysen ranks 176Before him are Mary Anderson, Mrs Patrick Campbell, George Lansbury, Gregorio Aglipay, Flora Finch, and Michael Joseph Savage. After him are C. Henry Gordon, George B. Cortelyou, and Jay O'Brien.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Rudolf Thurneysen ranks 645 out of 876Before him are Martin Brunner (1963), Paul Accola (1967), Robert Dill-Bundi (1958), Zdravko Kuzmanović (1987), Marco Streller (1981), and Carla Juri (1985). After him are Corinne Maier (1963), Michael von Grünigen (1969), Stéphane Henchoz (1974), Carlo Janka (1986), Ruth Metzler (1964), and Timea Bacsinszky (1989).

Among LINGUISTS In Switzerland

Among linguists born in Switzerland, Rudolf Thurneysen ranks 8Before him are Charles Bally (1865), Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke (1861), Albert Sechehaye (1870), Jules Gilliéron (1854), Heinrich Schmid (1921), and Jacob Wackernagel (1853).