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Eggert Ólafsson

1726 - 1768

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Eggert Ólafsson (1 December 1726 – 30 May 1768 (age 41)) was an Icelandic explorer, writer and conservator of the Icelandic language. He also worked to revive the Icelandic culture and economy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eggert Ólafsson is the 4,184th most popular writer (up from 4,419th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Iceland (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Icelander Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Eggert Ólafsson ranks 4,184 out of 7,302. Before him are Sakina Akhundzadeh, Eliza Acton, Francis Marrash, Robert G. Ingersoll, James Redfield, and Vincenzo Cerami. After him are Luise Rinser, Walter Map, Johann Georg von Hahn, David Bergelson, Daniel-Rops, and Daniel Boulanger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1726, Eggert Ólafsson ranks 18. Before him are Alexander Ypsilantis, Princess Louise of Denmark, Gabriel François Doyen, Princess Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel, Charles Burney, and Katsukawa Shunshō. After him are Jovan Rajić, Vasily Chichagov, Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, Thomas Pennant, Alexander Kokorinov, and Benjamin Harrison V. Among people deceased in 1768, Eggert Ólafsson ranks 18. Before him are Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe, François de Cuvilliés, Michel Blavet, Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin, Robert Simson, and Princess Louisa of Great Britain. After him are Giuseppe Simone Assemani, and George Hadley.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Eggert Ólafsson ranks 53 out of 190. Before him are Jón Ögmundsson (1052), Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (1988), Katrín Jakobsdóttir (1976), Vilhjálmur Einarsson (1934), Hannes Hafstein (1861), and Saint Thorlak (1133). After him are Geir Hallgrímsson (1925), Jóhann Hafstein (1915), Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), Tryggvi Þórhallsson (1889), Jón Magnússon (1859), and Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson (1847).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Eggert Ólafsson ranks 14. Before him are Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), Sæmundr fróði (1056), and Sturla Þórðarson (1214). After him are Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958), Einar Benediktsson (1864), Hallgrímur Helgason (1959), Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954), and Jón Kalman Stefánsson (1963).

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