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Sophus Bugge

1833 - 1907

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Elseus Sophus Bugge (5 January 1833 – 8 July 1907) was a Norwegian philologist and linguist. His scholarly work was directed to the study of runic inscriptions and Norse philology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sophus Bugge has received more than 60,931 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Sophus Bugge is the 182nd most popular linguist (down from 140th in 2019), the 499th most popular biography from Norway (down from 315th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Linguist.

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  • 61k

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  • 39.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Sophus Bugge ranks 182 out of 161Before him are Geoffrey Hull, Lyle Campbell, Henry Sweet, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Monier Monier-Williams, and Bo Ralph. After him are Henry Watson Fowler, Rudolf Thurneysen, Rogier Blokland, and Ranko Matasović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1833, Sophus Bugge ranks 76Before him are Luis Cordero Crespo, Duncan Stewart, Charles Horton Peck, Josipina Turnograjska, Melville Fuller, and Maxwell T. Masters. After him is J. Donald Cameron. Among people deceased in 1907, Sophus Bugge ranks 87Before him are Muriel Robb, Charles W. Alcock, Edmonia Lewis, Garrett Serviss, Maxwell T. Masters, and Frederic Moore. After him is Russell A. Alger.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Sophus Bugge ranks 499 out of 927Before him are Bente Skari (1972), Otto Blehr (1847), Gabriel Thorstensen (1888), Silje Nergaard (1966), Necrobutcher (1968), and Kjetil Rekdal (1968). After him are Frode Johnsen (1974), Sverre Kjelsberg (1946), Thomas Bergersen (1980), Alisha Boe (1997), Dag Otto Lauritzen (1956), and Tom Egeland (1959).

Among LINGUISTS In Norway

Among linguists born in Norway, Sophus Bugge ranks 1