The Most Famous
MATHEMATICIANS from Iceland
This page contains a list of the greatest Icelander Mathematicians. The pantheon dataset contains 1,004 Mathematicians, 1 of which were born in Iceland. This makes Iceland the birth place of the 52nd most number of Mathematicians behind Algeria, and Morocco.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Icelander Mathematicians of all time. This list of famous Icelander Mathematicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Guðbrandur Þorláksson (1542 - 1627)
With an HPI of 60.22, Guðbrandur Þorláksson is the most famous Icelander Mathematician. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.
Guðbrandur Þorláksson (c. 1542 – 20 July 1627) was bishop of Hólar from 8 April 1571 until his death. He was the longest-serving bishop in Iceland and is known for printing the Guðbrandsbiblía, first complete Icelandic translation of the Bible.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Icelander mathematicians born between 1542 and 1542. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Icelander mathematicians include Guðbrandur Þorláksson.
