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William Stokoe

1919 - 2000

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William Clarence “Bill” Stokoe Jr. ( STOH-kee; July 21, 1919 – April 4, 2000) was an American linguist and a long-time professor at Gallaudet University. His research on American Sign Language (ASL) revolutionized the understanding of ASL in the United States and sign languages throughout the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Stokoe has received more than 154,025 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. William Stokoe is the 140th most popular linguist, the 6,295th most popular biography from United States and the 13th most popular American Linguist.

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  • 150k

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  • 48.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, William Stokoe ranks 140 out of 214. Before him are Julius Pokorny, Felix Jacoby, Hermann Osthoff, Johan Nicolai Madvig, Giuliano Bonfante, and Germà Colón. After him are Heinrich Schmid, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Brian Houghton Hodgson, Vladimir Toporov, Friedrich von Adelung, and William Dwight Whitney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, William Stokoe ranks 235. Before him are Manna Dey, Antonio Pietrangeli, Arnold Meri, Dries van der Lof, Jon Pertwee, and Gottfried Dienst. After him are Augusts Voss, Kateryna Yushchenko, Helen Walton, Roberto Bonomi, Eugenia Charles, and Isaak Khalatnikov. Among people deceased in 2000, William Stokoe ranks 202. Before him are Anton Heida, John Hejduk, Jack Nitzsche, Ioannis Andreou, Carlo Parola, and Billy Barty. After him are H. C. Artmann, FM-2030, Philippe Chatrier, Annie Palmen, Humberto de Araújo Benevenuto, and Gerardo Romero.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Stokoe ranks 6,295 out of 20,380. Before him are Bert Roach (1891), Scott Eastwood (1986), Nolan Ryan (1947), Eudora Welty (1909), Edward Livingston (1764), and David Wayne (1914). After him are Herbie Mann (1930), Nathan East (1955), John Wesley Shipp (1955), Gerard K. O'Neill (1927), Morton Gould (1913), and Stan Kenton (1911).

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Among LINGUISTS In United States

Among linguists born in United States, William Stokoe ranks 13. Before him are George Lakoff (1941), Joshua Fishman (1926), William Labov (1927), Morris Swadesh (1909), Stephen Krashen (1941), and George Kingsley Zipf (1902). After him are William Dwight Whitney (1827), Charles F. Hockett (1916), Kenneth Lee Pike (1912), George Perkins Marsh (1801), Dell Hymes (1927), and Alice Kober (1906).

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