# 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."

*Danish linguist (1860-1943)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/otto-jespersen

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1860-07-16
- **Died:** 1943-04-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 9.1 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 23.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 25.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [অটো ইয়েসপার্সেন](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8B_%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8)
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