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Sæmundr fróði

1056 - 1133

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Sæmundr Sigfússon, better known as Sæmundr fróði (Sæmundr the Learned; 1056–1133), was an Icelandic priest and scholar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sæmundr fróði is the 2,882nd most popular writer (down from 1,958th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 24th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Icelander Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sæmundr fróði ranks 2,882 out of 7,302. Before him are Yevgeny Baratynsky, Gasparo Contarini, Aelred of Rievaulx, Angela Carter, Josef Škvorecký, and Alexander Imich. After him are Stefan Heym, Lucía Sánchez Saornil, Abdullah Abdul Kadir, Andrei Sinyavsky, Frans G. Bengtsson, and Solomon Perel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1056, Sæmundr fróði ranks 8. Before him are Nestor the Chronicler, Al-Muqtadi, Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut, Judith of Bohemia, Reginald II, Count of Burgundy, and Hildebert. After him is Cecilia of Normandy. Among people deceased in 1133, Sæmundr fróði ranks 2. Before him is Hildebert.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Sæmundr fróði ranks 34 out of 190. Before him are Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Geir Haarde (1951), Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), and Thorvald Eiriksson (972). After him are Davíð Oddsson (1948), Guðbrandur Þorláksson (1542), Stefán Karl Stefánsson (1975), Gunnar Hansen (1947), Erró (1932), and Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval (1885).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Sæmundr fróði ranks 12. Before him are Magnús Scheving (1964), Jón Arason (1484), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963). After him are Sturla Þórðarson (1214), Eggert Ólafsson (1726), Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958), Einar Benediktsson (1864), and Hallgrímur Helgason (1959).

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