Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1787
- Died
- 1832
- Works
- 54
Top works
- Locmani sapientis fabulae 40
- Die verslehre der Islaender
- Remarks on the Zend language and the Zendavesta
- Vejledning til Akra-sproget på Kysten Ginea med et tillaeg om Akvambuisk
- Udvalgte Afhandlinger udgivet paa Bekostning af Rask-Ørsted Fondet i Hundredaaret for Rasks Død
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,235x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,771x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,718x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 9,668x
- Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
· 2014 · cited 9,163x
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Key facts
- Born
- Rasmus Christian Nielsen Rasch , ( 1787-11-22 ) 22 November 1787, Brændekilde, Denmark
- Died
- 14 November 1832 (1832-11-14) (aged 44), Copenhagen , Denmark
- Alma mater
- University of Copenhagen
- Discipline
- Linguistics , Philology
- Sub discipline
- Historical linguistics , Comparative linguistics
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Key dates
- Born
- 22 November 1787
- Died
- 14 November 1832
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Christian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of birth
- Brændekilde
- Place of death
- Copenhagen
- Occupation
- philologist
- Educated at
- University of Copenhagen
- Employer
- University of Copenhagen
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
Article
Rasmus Kristian Rask ( Danish: [ˈʁɑsmus ˈkʰʁestjæn ˈʁɑsk]; born Rasmus Christian Nielsen Rasch; 22 November 1787 – 14 November 1832) was a Danish linguist, philologist and a principal founder of the science of comparative linguistics. In 1818, he first showed that, in their consonant sounds, words in the Germanic languages vary with a certain regularity from their equivalents in the other Indo-European languages. What Rask observed proved to be the basis of a fundamental law of comparative linguistics (Grimm's law), which was formally set forward in 1822 by Jacob Grimm.
Rask traveled extensively to study languages, first to Iceland, where he wrote the first grammar of Icelandic, and later to Russia, Persia, India, and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Shortly before his death, he was hired as professor of Eastern languages at the University of Copenhagen. Rask is especially known for his contributions to comparative linguistics, including an early formulation of what would later be known as Grimm's Law. He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1829.