Jakob Jud

Swiss linguist (1882-1952)
Person human Q124322
Jakob Jud
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Summary

Jakob Jud was born on January 12, 1882[1], in Wängi[2]. He died on June 15, 1952[3], in Seelisberg[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], university teacher[6], sociologist[7], romanist[8], and philologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Switzerland[11]
  • Field of work: Romance studies[12], linguistics[13]
  • Position held: corresponding academician[14]
  • Employer: University of Zurich[15]
  • Educated at: University of Florence[16], University of Zurich[17]
  • Award received: honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg[18]
  • Member of: Academie Royale de Langue et de littérature Françaises[19], Philological Section of the Institute for Catalan Studies[20], Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[21], Accademia della Crusca[22]
  • Religion or worldview: reformed[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Commons category: Jakob Jud[25]
  • Family name: Jud[26]
  • Given name: Jakob[27]
  • Student of: Heinrich Morf[28]
  • Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national: Zumikon[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Swiss High German[30], Swiss German[31], German[32], Italian[33], French[34]

Why It Matters

Jakob Jud has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Jakob Jud born?

Jakob Jud's place of birth was Wängi[2].

Where did Jakob Jud die?

Jakob Jud died in Seelisberg[4].

What did Jakob Jud do for work?

Jakob Jud worked as a linguist[5], university teacher[6], sociologist[7], romanist[8], and philologist[9].

Where did Jakob Jud go to school?

Jakob Jud was educated at University of Florence[16] and University of Zurich[17].

What awards did Jakob Jud receive?

Honors received include honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . euskaltzaindia.eus. euskaltzaindia.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. wikidata.org.
  18. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . arllfb.be. Retrieved . arllfb.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . apmembres2.iec.cat. apmembres2.iec.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · Reinheitsgebot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → corresponding academician
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  2. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student of → Heinrich Morf
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'frp', 'it', 'lt', 'oc',
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  3. 10w ago · ~2026-37429-20 · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → linguist, university teacher, sociologist +2
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