LINGUIST
Vasily Abaev
1900 - 2001
Vasily Abaev
Vasily (Vaso) Ivanovich Abaev, also Abayev or Abayti (Russian: Василий Иванович Абаев, Ossetian: Абайты Иваны фырт Васо; 15 December 1900 – 18 March 2001) was a Soviet Ossetian linguist specializing in Iranian, particularly Ossetian linguistics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vasily Abaev has received more than 53,902 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Vasily Abaev is the 130th most popular linguist (down from 128th in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 159th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Georgian Linguist.
Memorability Metrics
54k
Page Views (PV)
49.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
3.88
Effective Languages (L*)
2.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Vasily Abaev ranks 130 out of 214. Before him are Arie de Jong, Aleksander Brückner, Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Yevgeny Polivanov, and Gaston Waringhien. After him are Jan de Vries, Walther von Wartburg, James Legge, Julius Pokorny, Felix Jacoby, and Hermann Osthoff.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArie de Jong
1865 - 1957
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 124
Aleksander Brückner
1856 - 1939
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 125
Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn
1812 - 1881
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 126
Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann
1805 - 1887
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 127
Yevgeny Polivanov
1891 - 1938
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 128
Gaston Waringhien
1901 - 1991
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 129
Vasily Abaev
1900 - 2001
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 130
Jan de Vries
1890 - 1964
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 131
Walther von Wartburg
1888 - 1971
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 132
James Legge
1815 - 1897
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 133
Julius Pokorny
1887 - 1970
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 134
Felix Jacoby
1876 - 1959
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 135
Hermann Osthoff
1847 - 1909
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 136
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Vasily Abaev ranks 189. Before him are Adlai Stevenson II, Maurice Dobb, Edward Stettinius Jr., Karel Teige, Charley Paddock, and Teodoro Picado Michalski. After him are Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Erna Berger, George Calnan, Ivan Maslennikov, Itzik Feffer, and Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen. Among people deceased in 2001, Vasily Abaev ranks 193. Before him are Maria Gorokhovskaya, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Franco Rasetti, Betty Holberton, Édouard Artigas, and Anne Haney. After him are Arturo Uslar Pietri, John C. Lilly, Nam Sung-yong, Robert W. Floyd, Mordecai Richler, and Alberto Gallardo.
Others Born in 1900
Go to all RankingsAdlai Stevenson II
DIPLOMAT
1900 - 1965
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 183
Maurice Dobb
ECONOMIST
1900 - 1976
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 184
Edward Stettinius Jr.
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1949
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 185
Karel Teige
WRITER
1900 - 1951
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 186
Charley Paddock
ATHLETE
1900 - 1943
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 187
Teodoro Picado Michalski
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1960
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 188
Vasily Abaev
LINGUIST
1900 - 2001
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 189
Ivan Ivanov-Vano
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1987
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 190
Erna Berger
SINGER
1900 - 1990
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 191
George Calnan
FENCER
1900 - 1933
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 192
Ivan Maslennikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1954
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 193
Itzik Feffer
WRITER
1900 - 1952
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 194
Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen
WRITER
1900 - 1938
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 195
Others Deceased in 2001
Go to all RankingsMaria Gorokhovskaya
GYMNAST
1921 - 2001
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 187
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 188
Franco Rasetti
PHYSICIST
1901 - 2001
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 189
Betty Holberton
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1917 - 2001
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 190
Édouard Artigas
ATHLETE
1906 - 2001
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 191
Anne Haney
ACTOR
1934 - 2001
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 192
Vasily Abaev
LINGUIST
1900 - 2001
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 193
Arturo Uslar Pietri
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 194
John C. Lilly
PSYCHOLOGIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 195
Nam Sung-yong
ATHLETE
1912 - 2001
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 196
Robert W. Floyd
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1936 - 2001
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 197
Mordecai Richler
WRITER
1931 - 2001
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 198
Alberto Gallardo
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2001
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 199
In Georgia
Among people born in Georgia, Vasily Abaev ranks 180 out of 406. Before him are Alexander P. de Seversky (1894), Kakutsa Cholokashvili (1888), Ioane Petritsi (1050), Tengiz Sulakvelidze (1956), Davit Guramishvili (1705), and Lado Gudiashvili (1896). After him are Titsian Tabidze (1895), Niyazi (1912), Badri Patarkatsishvili (1955), Meliton Balanchivadze (1862), Irakli Garibashvili (1982), and Vakhtang Chabukiani (1910).
Others born in Georgia
Go to all RankingsAlexander P. de Seversky
INVENTOR
1894 - 1974
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 174
Kakutsa Cholokashvili
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1930
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 175
Ioane Petritsi
PHILOSOPHER
1050 - 1200
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 176
Tengiz Sulakvelidze
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 177
Davit Guramishvili
WRITER
1705 - 1792
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 178
Lado Gudiashvili
ARTIST
1896 - 1980
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 179
Vasily Abaev
LINGUIST
1900 - 2001
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 180
Titsian Tabidze
WRITER
1895 - 1937
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 181
Niyazi
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 1984
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 182
Badri Patarkatsishvili
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2008
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 183
Meliton Balanchivadze
SINGER
1862 - 1937
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 184
Irakli Garibashvili
POLITICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 185
Vakhtang Chabukiani
DANCER
1910 - 1992
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 186
Among LINGUISTS In Georgia
Among linguists born in Georgia, Vasily Abaev ranks 3. Before him are Nicholas Marr (1864), and Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze (1929). After him are Arnold Chikobava (1898).
Nicholas Marr
1864 - 1934
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1
Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze
1929 - 2021
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 2
Vasily Abaev
1900 - 2001
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3
Arnold Chikobava
1898 - 1985
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 4