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Jan Baudouin de Courtenay

Polish linguist and slavist (1845-1929)

Jan Baudouin de Courtenay has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists March 13, 1845 in Radzymin, Poland.

Born

March 13, 1845

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: November 3, 1929

Birthplace
Radzymin, Poland, Warsaw, Poland
Professions
slavist, professor, university teacher, esperantologist, linguist, phonetician, philologist
Citizenship
Poland, Russian Empire

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: March 13, 1845 (Proleksis Encyclopedia; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny; Pedagogues and Psychologists of the World; BnF authorities) or March 13, 1846 (The Fine Art Archive Db).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

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Family

Child
Cezaria Baudouin de Courtenay Ehrenkreutz Jędrzejewiczowa

All birth date sources

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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Jan Baudouin de Courtenay born?

Jan Baudouin de Courtenay was born in Radzymin, Poland; Warsaw, Poland.

When did Jan Baudouin de Courtenay die?

Jan Baudouin de Courtenay died on November 3, 1929.