Otto Jespersen

Jens Otto Harry Jespersen was a Danish linguist who worked in foreign-language pedagogy, historical phonetics, and other areas, but is best known for his description of the grammar of the English language. Steven Mithen describes him as "one of the greatest language scholars of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries."

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Who was born first?

• Otto Jespersen and Charlotte Perkins Gilman were born the same year
• Otto Jespersen was born 1 year after Verner von Heidenstam
• Otto Jespersen was born 1 year after John Dewey
• Otto Jespersen was born 1 year before Madan Mohan Malaviya
• Otto Jespersen was born 1 year after Pierre Janet

Timeline

1. John DeweyOctober 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952
2. Pierre JanetMay 30, 1859 – February 24, 1947
3. Verner von HeidenstamJuly 6, 1859 – May 20, 1940
4. Charlotte Perkins GilmanJuly 3, 1860 – August 17, 1935
5. Otto Jespersen (this page)July 16, 1860 – April 30, 1943
6. Madan Mohan MalaviyaDecember 25, 1861 – November 12, 1946

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