Louis Herbert Gray

American orientalist
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Summary

Louis Herbert Gray was born on January 1, 1875[1]. He died on January 1, 1955[2]. He worked as a lexicographer[3], linguist[4], orientalist[5], philologist[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: August 18, 1955[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Field of work: oriental studies[11], oriental philology[12], oriental languages[13], Semitic[14], Indology[15], comparative linguistics[16]
  • Position held: president of the Linguistic Society of America[17]
  • Educated at: Princeton University[18], Columbia University[19]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[20]
  • Sex or gender: male[21]
  • Commons category: Louis Herbert Gray[22]
  • Family name: Gray[23]
  • Given name: Louis[24], Herbert[25]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[26]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive[27]
  • Writing language: English[28]

Why It Matters

Louis Herbert Gray is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What did Louis Herbert Gray do for work?

Louis Herbert Gray worked as a lexicographer[3], linguist[4], orientalist[5], philologist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Louis Herbert Gray go to school?

Louis Herbert Gray was educated at Princeton University[18] and Columbia University[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bn', 'commons', 'en', 'fa']
    Open library id → OL427910A, OL2746465A, OL6978128A
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    Member of → American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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  3. 13w ago · M.sal1823 · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive
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    Field of work → oriental studies, oriental philology, oriental languages +3
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