langs: 24 мая [ru] / may 24 [en] / 24. mai [de] / 24 mai [fr] / 24 maggio [it] / 24 de mayo [es]
days: may 21 / may 22 / may 23 / may 24 / may 25 / may 26 / may 27
Dutch ( Nederlands [ˈneːdərlɑnts] ( listen ) ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language [4] and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language , after its close relatives German and English . Afrikaans is a separate but m
#1 Hans Wehr
Hans Bodo Gerhardt Wehr ( German: [hans veːɐ̯] ; 5 July 1909, Leipzig – 24 May 1981, Münster ) [1] was a German Arabist . A professor at the University of Münster from 1957 – 1974, he published the Arabisches Wörterbuch (1952), which was later published in an English edition as A Dictionary of Mod
Carlota Smith (May 21, 1934, New York City -May 24, 2007, Austin, Texas ) was an American linguist. [1] She was professor of linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin for 38 years. American linguist Smith received her M.A. (1964) and Ph.D. (1967) in linguistics at the University of Pennsylvan
Mark L. Johnson (born 24 May 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri ) is Knight Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Oregon . [1] He is known for contributions to embodied philosophy , cognitive science and cognitive linguistics , some of which he has co
#4 André Prost
Father André Prost (born August 28, 1903 in Orgelet, Jura ; died May 24, 1987 in Bry-sur-Marne ) was a French missionary, Africanist , and linguist. [1] French missionary and linguist This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French . (May 2020) Click [show]
Joseph Priestley FRS ( / ˈ p r iː s t l i / ; [4] 24 March 1733 – 6 February 1804) was an English chemist , natural philosopher , separatist theologian , grammarian , multi-subject educator, and liberal political theorist . [5] He published over 150 works, and conducted experiments in electricity an
#6 Eugen Dieth
Eugen Dieth (18 November 1893, in Neukirch an der Thur – 24 May 1956, in Zollikon ) was a Swiss linguist, phonetician and dialectologist. He is well known for his work in English and German phonetics , and for co-initiating the Survey of English Dialects . Eugen Dieth Born ( 1893-11-18 ) 18 November
Zenon Frantsyskovych Kuzelia (23 June 1882 – 24 May 1952) was a prominent Ukrainian linguist, bibliographer, historian, journalist, and civil activist. He was born in a family of forestry in the village of Poruchyn (today's in Ternopil Raion ). Kuzelia studied at Berezhany gymnasium where he organiz
Vladimir Karlovich Myuller [1] (or Müller , Russian : Владимир Карлович Мюллер ; 24 May 1880 – c. December 1941) was a Russian linguist and lexicographer . Müller held a professorial degree and compiled the most popular English–Russian dictionary, which saw numerous reeditions [2] (some containing a
Barbara Carle is a French-American poet, critic, translator and Italianist. She is currently a professor of Italian at Sacramento State University . [1] American poet Barbara Carle Born Peshawar Occupation Poet, translator, critic, professor Nationality American and French Literary movement Modernis
#10 Erik Holtved
Dr. Erik Holtved ( Greenlandic nickname: Erissuaq ; translation: "Big Eric") (21 June 1899 in Fredericia , Denmark – 1981 in Copenhagen , Denmark) was a Danish artist, archaeologist, linguist, and ethnologist. He was the first university-trained ethnologist to study the Inughuit , the northernmost G
#11 Jacob Grimm
Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (4 January 1785 – 20 September 1863), also known as Ludwig Karl , was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist . He is known as the discoverer of Grimm's law of linguistics, the co-author of the monumental Deutsches Wörterbuch , the author of Deutsche
John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) [1] was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West , professor at Illinois Wesleyan University , and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is famous for his 1869 geographic expedition , a three
Omar Leslie Kilborn (Chinese name: 啓爾德 ; 启尔德 ; 1867–1920), was a Canadian medical missionary who greatly advanced Western medical techniques in West China. He was one of the founders of the West China Union University in Chengdu , Sichuan , China and was a member of the Canadian Methodist Church . H
#14 Riekele Borger
Riekele or Rykle Borger (born 24 May 1929, Wiuwert , the Netherlands ; [1] died 27 December 2010, Göttingen , Germany ) was a notable Dutch Assyriologist educated in the German tradition. He was the protégé of Wolfram von Soden , and taught as professor in the Seminar für Keilschriftforschung (Semin
Lawrence M. Schoen (born July 27, 1959) is an American author, publisher, psychologist, hypnotist, and expert in the Klingon language . [1] [2] American writer and psychologist Lawrence M. Schoen Born ( 1959-07-27 ) July 27, 1959 (age 63) Chicago , Illinois , United States Occupation Psychologist
#16 Arienne Dwyer
American linguist Arienne Dwyer
#17 George Lakoff
George Philip Lakoff ( / ˈ l eɪ k ɒ f / ; born May 24, 1941) is an American cognitive linguist and philosopher , best known for his thesis that people's lives are significantly influenced by the conceptual metaphors they use to explain complex phenomena. American linguist George Lakoff Lakoff, 2012
Sir Richard Percivale ( alias Perceval etc.) (1550 – 4 September 1620) of Sydenham , near Bridgwater , Somerset, was an English administrator and politician, also known as a Hispanist and lexicographer. He wrote a Spanish grammar for English readers, A Spanish Grammar , and a dictionary, both includ
#19 Valentin Haüy
Valentin Haüy (pronounced [aɥi] ; 13 November 1745 – 19 March 1822) was the founder, in 1785, [1] [2] of the first school for the blind, the Institute for Blind Youth in Paris (now Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles , or the National Institute for the Young Blind , INJA). In 1819, Louis Braille e
Aleksander Brückner ( Polish pronunciation: [alɛkˈsandɛr ˈbryknɛr] ; 29 January 1856 – 24 May 1939) was a Polish scholar of Slavic languages and literatures ( Slavistics ), philologist , lexicographer and historian of literature . He is among the most notable Slavicists of the late 19th and earl