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Born 1726 • Iceland
Died May 1768 (aged 42) • near Iceland
Notable Works “Travels in Iceland”
Subjects Of Study Iceland • Icelander
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Gudbrandur Thorláksson
Icelandic bishop and scholar
Halldór Laxness
Halldór Laxness
Icelandic writer
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Snorri Sturluson
Icelandic writer
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Jóhannes Bjarni Jónasson
Icelandic poet
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Tómas Gudmundsson
Icelandic poet
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Egill Skallagrímsson
Icelandic poet
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Hallgrímur Pétursson
Icelandic poet
Hallgrímsson, Jónas
Jónas Hallgrímsson
Icelandic poet
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Thorsteinn Erlingsson
Icelandic poet
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Davíð Stefánsson
Icelandic author
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Matthías Jochumsson
Icelandic author
Thórarensen, Bjarni Vigfússon
Bjarni Vigfússon Thórarensen
Icelandic poet
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Steingrímur Thorsteinsson
Icelandic poet
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Hjálmar Jónsson
Icelandic poet
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Einar Benediktsson
Icelandic poet
Hafstein, Hannes
Hannes Hafstein
Icelandic statesman and poet
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Jón Arason
Icelandic poet and bishop
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Jakob Thorarensen
Icelandic poet
Stephansson, Stephan G.
Stephan G. Stephansson
Icelandic poet
Painting of Samuel Johnson showing Johnson seated at a desk with a quill in hand and papers before him, wearing a brown coat and white wig.
Samuel Johnson
English author

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