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Einar Benediktsson

1864 - 1940

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Einar Benediktsson, often referred to as Einar Ben (31 October 1864 – 12 January 1940) was an Icelandic poet and lawyer. Einar Benediktsson's poetry was a significant contribution to the nationalistic revival which led to Iceland's independence. To this end, he was active both in founding the Landvarnarflokkurinn in 1902, and as the editor of Iceland's first daily newspaper, Dagskrá, from 1896 to 1898. As a poet, he may be classified as a Neo-Romantic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Einar Benediktsson is the 4,608th most popular writer (down from 4,455th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Iceland (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Icelander Writer.

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Among writers, Einar Benediktsson ranks 4,608 out of 7,302. Before him are Sandra Brown, Mira Lobe, Tommaso Landolfi, Paruyr Sevak, Per Wästberg, and Mervyn Peake. After him are Ekaterine Gabashvili, Solomana Kante, Elin Wägner, Ioannis Chrysafis, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, and Taranatha.

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Among people born in 1864, Einar Benediktsson ranks 138. Before him are Juhan Liiv, Anna Haava, Ransom E. Olds, Kamini Roy, John Walter Gregory, and Paul von Hintze. After him are Alfred Roller, Aleksey Shakhmatov, Jozef Murgaš, Edwin Hedley, Willoughby Hamilton, and Victor Bérard. Among people deceased in 1940, Einar Benediktsson ranks 144. Before him are Juan Carreño, David Hammond, Ervin Mészáros, Gheorghe Argeșanu, Adam Zamenhof, and Ameen Rihani. After him are Otto Toeplitz, Nathanael West, Martti Marttelin, Edgar Adams, Paul Passy, and Smedley Butler.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Einar Benediktsson ranks 63 out of 190. Before him are Tryggvi Þórhallsson (1889), Jón Magnússon (1859), Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson (1847), Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958), Baltasar Kormákur (1966), and Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (1954). After him are Ísleifur Gissurarson (1006), Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir (1986), Hallgrímur Helgason (1959), Magnús Guðmundsson (1879), Ásgeir Sigurvinsson (1955), and Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Einar Benediktsson ranks 17. Before him are Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), Sæmundr fróði (1056), Sturla Þórðarson (1214), Eggert Ólafsson (1726), Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), and Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958). After him are Hallgrímur Helgason (1959), Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954), Jón Kalman Stefánsson (1963), Þórbergur Þórðarson (1888), Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir (1940), and Snorri Hjartarson (1906).

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