LINGUIST

Émile Littré

1801 - 1881

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Émile Maximilien Paul Littré (French: [emil maksimiljɛ̃ pɔl litʁe]; 1 February 1801 – 2 June 1881) was a French lexicographer, freemason and philosopher, best known for his Dictionnaire de la langue française, commonly called le Littré. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Émile Littré has received more than 93,974 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Émile Littré is the 73rd most popular linguist (down from 69th in 2019), the 2,722nd most popular biography from France (down from 2,581st in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Linguist.

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  • 60.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Émile Littré ranks 73 out of 214. Before him are Friedrich Christian Diez, Ghil'ad Zuckermann, Boris Kolker, Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke, Robert Morrison, and Ahatanhel Krymsky. After him are William Labov, Max Nettlau, Konrad Duden, Carl Brockelmann, Ramón Menéndez Pidal, and Agop Dilâçar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1801, Émile Littré ranks 41. Before him are Johann Nestroy, Julius Plücker, Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart, Salvadore Cammarano, Fredrika Bremer, and Armand Trousseau. After him are Vincenzo Gioberti, Constantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Hippolyte Bayard, Richard Parkes Bonington, Kristjan Jaak Peterson, and Charles Elliot. Among people deceased in 1881, Émile Littré ranks 42. Before him are Ignacy Hryniewiecki, Nikolai Kibalchich, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, George W. De Long, Ami Boué, and Aga Khan I. After him are Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann, John Gould, Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, Jacques Collin de Plancy, Jules Armand Dufaure, and Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky.

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In France

Among people born in France, Émile Littré ranks 2,722 out of 6,770. Before him are Sulpitius the Pious (576), Zizi Jeanmaire (1924), Guillaume Canet (1973), Saint Faith (290), Benjamin Baillaud (1848), and Arthur Saint-Léon (1821). After him are Jeanne de Lestonnac (1556), William IX, Count of Poitiers (1153), Jules Favre (1809), Lionel Terray (1921), Alexis Korner (1928), and Corbinian (670).

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Among LINGUISTS In France

Among linguists born in France, Émile Littré ranks 8. Before him are Georges Dumézil (1898), Lucien Tesnière (1893), Alexandre de Rhodes (1591), André Martinet (1908), Louis Duchesne (1843), and Louis de Beaufront (1855). After him are Anne Dacier (1645), Gaston Waringhien (1901), Sylvain Lévi (1863), and Arsène Darmesteter (1846).

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