Jan Baudouin de Courtenay

Summary

Jan Baudouin de Courtenay is a human^[1]. Born in Radzymin^[2], he… he was born on March 13, 1845^[3]. He died in Warsaw^[4]. He died on November 3, 1929^[5]. He worked as a linguist^[6], professor^[7], esperantologist^[8], philologist^[9], and slavist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay was born in Radzymin^[2].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay was born in Warsaw^[12].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay died in Warsaw^[4].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay passed away in Warsaw^[13].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay was born on March 13, 1845^[3].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay was born on March 13, 1846^[14].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay died on November 3, 1929^[5].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay is buried at Protestant Reformed Cemetery in Warsaw^[15].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay's father was Aleksander Baudouin de Courtenay^[16].
• Among Jan Baudouin de Courtenay's spouses was Romualda Baudouin de Courtenay^[17].
• A child of Jan Baudouin de Courtenay was Cezaria Baudouin de Courtenay Ehrenkreutz Jędrzejewiczowa^[18].
• A child of Jan Baudouin de Courtenay was Zofia Baudouin de Courtenay^[19].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay held citizenship in Poland^[20].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay held citizenship in Russian Empire^[21].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay's professions included linguist^[6].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay's professions included professor^[7].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay worked as an esperantologist^[8].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay worked as a philologist^[9].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay worked as a slavist^[10].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay worked as a phonetician^[22].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay's field of work was linguistics^[23].
• Among Jan Baudouin de Courtenay's employers was Imperial University of Dorpat^[24].
• Among Jan Baudouin de Courtenay's employers was Kazan Federal University^[25].
• Jan Baudouin de Courtenay was employed by Jagiellonian University^[26].
• Among Jan Baudouin de Courtenay's employers was University of Warsaw^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Radzymin^[2], a city^[28], in Poland^[29] and Warsaw^[12], a city with powiat rights in Poland^[30], in Poland^[31]. Recorded date of birth include March 13, 1845^[3] and March 13, 1846^[14]. Jan Baudouin de Courtenay's father was Aleksander Baudouin de Courtenay^[16].

Education

Educated at Charles University^[32], a public university^[33], in Czech Republic^[34], founded in 1348^[35], headquartered in Prague^[36]; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[37], a comprehensive university^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 1809^[40], headquartered in Berlin^[41]; University of Warsaw^[42], a university^[43], in Poland^[44], founded in 1816^[45], headquartered in Warsaw^[46]; Jagiellonian University^[47], a public university^[48], in Poland^[49], founded in 1364^[50], headquartered in Kraków^[51]; Szkoła Główna Warszawska^[52], a higher education institution^[53], in Congress Poland^[54], founded in 1862^[55]; and Leipzig University^[56], a public university^[57], in Germany^[58], founded in 1409^[59], headquartered in Leipzig^[60]. Jan Baudouin de Courtenay's doctoral advisor was Izmail Sreznevsky^[61]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences^[62].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist^[6], professor^[7], esperantologist^[8], philologist^[9], slavist^[10], and phonetician^[22]. Jan Baudouin de Courtenay's field of work was linguistics^[23]. Employers include Imperial University of Dorpat^[24], an imperial universities of the Russian Empire^[63], in Russian Empire^[64], founded in 1803^[65], headquartered in Tartu^[66]; Kazan Federal University^[25], a federal university^[67], in Russia^[68], founded in 1804^[69], headquartered in Kazan^[70]; Jagiellonian University^[26], a public university^[71], in Poland^[72], founded in 1364^[73], headquartered in Kraków^[74]; University of Warsaw^[27], a university^[75], in Poland^[76], founded in 1816^[77], headquartered in Warsaw^[78]; Saint Petersburg State University^[79], a public university^[80], in Russia^[81], founded in 1724^[82], headquartered in Saint Petersburg^[83]; and John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin^[84]. Doctoral students include Lev Shcherba^[85], Sergey Bernshteyn^[86], Vasiliy Bogoroditsky^[87], Sergey Bulich^[88], and Lev Petrovich Yakubinski^[89].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class^[90], Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class^[91], Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class^[92], Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class^[93], Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class^[94], and Medal In memory of Alexander III^[95].

Personal Life

Jan Baudouin de Courtenay was married to Romualda Baudouin de Courtenay^[17]. Children include Cezaria Baudouin de Courtenay Ehrenkreutz Jędrzejewiczowa^[18], an anthropologist^[96], 1885–1967^[97], of Russian Empire^[98], awarded the Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta^[99], specialised in art history^[100] and Zofia Baudouin de Courtenay^[19], a painter^[101], 1887–1967^[102], of Poland^[103]. He was affiliated with the Constitutional Democratic Party^[104].

Death and Burial

Jan Baudouin de Courtenay died on November 3, 1929^[5]. Recorded place of death include Warsaw^[4], a city with powiat rights in Poland^[105], in Poland^[106]. Burial took place at Protestant Reformed Cemetery in Warsaw^[15].

Why It Matters

Jan Baudouin de Courtenay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[107] He is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[108]

He is credited with the discovery of phoneme^[109], an emic unit^[110] and grapheme^[111].

His notable doctoral advisees include Lev Shcherba^[112] and Vasiliy Bogoroditsky^[113].

FAQs

Where was Jan Baudouin de Courtenay born?

Jan Baudouin de Courtenay was born in Radzymin^[2].

Where did Jan Baudouin de Courtenay die?

Jan Baudouin de Courtenay passed away in Warsaw^[4].

Who were Jan Baudouin de Courtenay's parents?

Jan Baudouin de Courtenay's father was Aleksander Baudouin de Courtenay^[16].

Who was Jan Baudouin de Courtenay married to?

Jan Baudouin de Courtenay's spouses include Romualda Baudouin de Courtenay^[17].

What did Jan Baudouin de Courtenay do for work?

Jan Baudouin de Courtenay worked as linguist^[6], professor^[7], esperantologist^[8], philologist^[9], and slavist^[10].

Where did Jan Baudouin de Courtenay go to school?

Jan Baudouin de Courtenay was educated at Charles University^[32], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin^[37], University of Warsaw^[42], and Jagiellonian University^[47].

What awards did Jan Baudouin de Courtenay receive?

Honors received include Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class^[90], Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class^[91], Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class^[92], and Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class^[93].

What did Jan Baudouin de Courtenay discover?

Jan Baudouin de Courtenay is credited as discoverer of phoneme^[109] and grapheme^[111].