RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Olaus Magnus

1490 - 1557

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Olaus Magnus (born Olof Månsson; October 1490 – 1 August 1557) was a Swedish writer, cartographer, and Catholic clergyman. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olaus Magnus is the 741st most popular religious figure (down from 663rd in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 98th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Religious Figure.

Olaus Magnus is most famous for his book, "Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus," which was published in 1555. The book is a comprehensive description of the Nordic countries and the Arctic region.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Olaus Magnus ranks 741 out of 3,187. Before him are Robert of Molesme, John Mott, Nahor, son of Serug, Benkei, Mordecai, and Saint Remigius. After him are Matteo Zuppi, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Juliana of Nicomedia, Theophilus of Antioch, Eleazar, and Mattathias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1490, Olaus Magnus ranks 7. Before him are Mimar Sinan, Albert, Duke of Prussia, Adrian Willaert, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Vittoria Colonna, and Huáscar. After him are Albert of Brandenburg, Florian Geyer, Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Properzia de' Rossi, and Ebussuud Efendi. Among people deceased in 1557, Olaus Magnus ranks 8. Before him are Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, Anne of Cleves, Pontormo, John III of Portugal, Bona Sforza, and Mikael Agricola. After him are Emperor Go-Nara, Sebastian Cabot, Lautaro, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, Galvarino, and Ferrante Gonzaga.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Olaus Magnus ranks 113 out of 1,879. Before him are Bibi Andersson (1935), Nathan Söderblom (1866), Hjalmar Branting (1860), Eric XII of Sweden (1339), Svante Pääbo (1955), and Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943). After him are Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934), Elias Magnus Fries (1794), Jenny Lind (1820), Carl Peter Thunberg (1743), Franz Berwald (1796), and Peter Stormare (1953).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Sweden

Among religious figures born in Sweden, Olaus Magnus ranks 4. Before him are Bridget of Sweden (1303), Eric IX of Sweden (1120), and Nathan Söderblom (1866). After him are Catherine of Vadstena (1331), Lars Levi Laestadius (1800), Johannes Magnus (1488), Prince Oscar Bernadotte (1859), Gustav Trolle (1488), Elizabeth Hesselblad (1870), Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1417), and Laurentius Petri (1499).

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