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Ari Thorgilsson

1067 - 1148

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Ari Þorgilsson (1067/1068 – 9 November 1148; Old Norse: [ˈɑre ˈθorˌɡilsˌson]; Modern Icelandic: [ˈaːrɪ ˈθɔrˌcɪlsˌsɔːn]; also anglicized Ari Thorgilsson) was Iceland's most prominent medieval chronicler. He was the author of Íslendingabók, which details the histories of the various families who settled Iceland. He is typically referred to as Ari the Wise (Ari fróði), and according to Snorri Sturluson was the first to write history in Old Norse. Ari was a part of the Haukdælir family clan and studied in the school in Haukadalur as a student of Teitur Ísleifsson (the son of Ísleifur Gissurarson, first bishop of Iceland). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ari Thorgilsson is the 321st most popular philosopher (up from 639th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 19th in 2019) and the most popular Icelander Philosopher.

Ari Thorgilsson is most famous for his work, "The Book of Icelanders."

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ari Thorgilsson ranks 321 out of 1,267. Before him are Alfred Schütz, Abu Yusuf, Mazdak, Pietro Pomponazzi, Moritz Schlick, and Vyasa. After him are Hipparchia of Maroneia, Aenesidemus, Gennadius Scholarius, Cleobulus, G. E. Moore, and Uriel da Costa.

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Among people born in 1067, Ari Thorgilsson ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 1148, Ari Thorgilsson ranks 1. After him are Saint Malachy, Alfonso Jordan, Amadeus III, Count of Savoy, Jaufre Rudel, Reginald III, Count of Burgundy, William of St-Thierry, Ulvhild Håkansdotter, Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi, Conan III, Duke of Brittany, William II, Count of Nevers, and Pietro Polani.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Ari Thorgilsson ranks 8 out of 190. Before him are Halldór Laxness (1902), Thorfinn Karlsefni (1000), Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1930), Snorri Sturluson (1179), Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942), and Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1943). After him are Halla Margrét Árnadóttir (1964), Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000), Björk (1965), Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Bjarni Herjólfsson (966), and Kristján Eldjárn (1916).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Iceland

Among philosophers born in Iceland, Ari Thorgilsson ranks 1. 

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