A 2004 study found that scholars in the fields of history and politics ranked Lincoln number one, while legal scholars placed him second after George Washington.
ɐ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ stˈʌdi fˈaʊnd ðæt skˈɑːlɚz ɪnðə fˈiːldz ʌv hˈɪstɚɹi ænd pˈɑːlətˌɪks ɹˈæŋkt lˈɪŋkən nˈʌmbɚ wˌʌn, wˌaɪl lˈiːɡəl skˈɑːlɚz plˈeɪst hˌɪm sˈɛkənd ˈæftɚ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ wˈɑːʃɪŋtən.