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Þórbergur Þórðarson

1888 - 1974

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Þórbergur Þórðarson (Thórbergur Thórdarson) (Hali í Suðursveit, 12 March 1888/1889 – Reykjavík, 12 November 1974) was an Icelandic author and Esperantist. An ironist, satirist, volatile critic, and ground-breaking achiever in experimental auto-fiction, Þórbergur arguably remains among Iceland's most beloved 20th century authors. He is considered one of the greatest Icelandic stylists of his day, with an unrivalled vocabulary and astonishing facility for written expression. Therefore he was respectfully dubbed "Maestro Þórbergur". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Þórbergur Þórðarson is the 5,261st most popular writer (up from 5,543rd in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 72nd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Icelander Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Þórbergur Þórðarson ranks 5,261 out of 7,302. Before him are Richard Russo, Albert Salvadó, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Bruno Heller, Georgy Ivanov, and Alan Bennett. After him are Théodore Aubanel, Dicuil, Hasrat Mohani, Humayun Ahmed, Édouard Pailleron, and Athenaeus Mechanicus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Þórbergur Þórðarson ranks 219. Before him are Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim, Rexhep Mitrovica, Zia ol Din Tabatabaee, Henri Bosco, Ferdinand Bie, and Harry Crerar. After him are Joseph Pletincx, Hank Mann, Christian Gitsham, Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha, Arthur Berry, and Carlos Quintanilla. Among people deceased in 1974, Þórbergur Þórðarson ranks 201. Before him are Matilde Hidalgo, Jacqueline Susann, Gerhard Lamprecht, Juan Antonio Ipiña, María Martínez Sierra, and Knudåge Riisager. After him are Ferruccio Novo, Mamerto Urriolagoitía, Jaime Torres Bodet, Maturino Blanchet, Jacob Bronowski, and Frank Hussey.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Þórbergur Þórðarson ranks 78 out of 190. Before him are Jón Kalman Stefánsson (1963), Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (1948), Sigurður Eggerz (1875), Hermann Jónasson (1896), Steingrímur Steinþórsson (1893), and Hera Björk (1972). After him are Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876), Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir (1940), Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894), Teitur Thordarson (1952), Einar Arnórsson (1880), and Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Þórbergur Þórðarson ranks 21. Before him are Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958), Einar Benediktsson (1864), Hallgrímur Helgason (1959), Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954), and Jón Kalman Stefánsson (1963). After him are Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir (1940), Snorri Hjartarson (1906), Gyrðir Elíasson (1961), Sjón (1962), and Jónína Leósdóttir (1954).

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