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Matthías Jochumsson

1835 - 1920

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Matthías Jochumsson (11 November 1835 – 18 November 1920) was an Icelandic Lutheran clergyman, poet, playwright, and translator. He is best known for his lyrical poetry and for writing the national anthem of Iceland, "Lofsöngur", in 1874. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthías Jochumsson is the 2,365th most popular writer (up from 2,786th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Iceland and the 10th most popular Icelander Writer.

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Among writers, Matthías Jochumsson ranks 2,365 out of 7,302. Before him are Jan Arnošt Smoler, Ben Shapiro, Zhou Daguan, William Smith, Hervé Bazin, and Jacques Futrelle. After him are Guido Guinizelli, Fritz Gerlich, Peter Wessel Zapffe, Ana Blandiana, Henri Meilhac, and Sister Nivedita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1835, Matthías Jochumsson ranks 43. Before him are Tomás Estrada Palma, Christian Otto Mohr, Eugenio Beltrami, Raffi, John Hughlings Jackson, Grigory Potanin, and Émile Combes. After him are Lunalilo, Raphael Kalinowski, Alexander Potebnja, Franz Defregger, and Henri Brisson. Among people deceased in 1920, Matthías Jochumsson ranks 46. Before him are Vladimir Purishkevich, Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg, Alexius Meinong, Maria Bochkareva, Germanus V of Constantinople, and Jacob Schiff. After him are Joseph Trumpeldor, Paul Adam, Nikolai Korotkov, Gyula Benczúr, Hermann von Struve, and Hector Hodler.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Matthías Jochumsson ranks 29 out of 190. Before him are Bjarni Benediktsson (1970), Magnús Scheving (1964), Jón Arason (1484), Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (1924), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), and Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807). After him are Geir Haarde (1951), Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), Thorvald Eiriksson (972), Sæmundr fróði (1056), and Davíð Oddsson (1948).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Matthías Jochumsson ranks 10. Before him are Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), Magnús Scheving (1964), Jón Arason (1484), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), and Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807). After him are Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), Sæmundr fróði (1056), Sturla Þórðarson (1214), Eggert Ólafsson (1726), Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), and Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958).

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