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Ari Thorgilsson

1067 - 1148

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Ari Þorgilsson (1067–1148 AD; Old Norse: [ˈɑre ˈθorˌɡilsˌson]; Modern Icelandic: [ˈaːrɪ ˈθɔrˌcɪlsˌsɔːn]; also anglicized Ari Thorgilsson) was Iceland's most prominent medieval chronicler. He was the author of Íslendingabók, which details the histories of the various families who settled Iceland. He is typically referred to as Ari the Wise (Ari hinn fróði), and according to Snorri Sturluson was the first to write history in Old Norse.Ari was a part of the Haukdælir family clan and studied in the school in Haukadalur as a student of Teitur Ísleifsson (the son of Ísleifur Gissurarson, first bishop of Iceland). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ari Thorgilsson has received more than 28,789 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Ari Thorgilsson is the 639th most popular philosopher (down from 632nd in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Icelander Philosopher.

Ari Thorgilsson is most famous for his work, "The Book of Icelanders."

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  • 29k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Ari Thorgilsson has had the most page views in the with 4,979 views, followed by Swedish (2,870), and German (1,854). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Galician (57.30%), Bulgarian (54.58%), and West Flemish (52.52%)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ari Thorgilsson ranks 639 out of 1,267. Before him are Yves Bonnefoy, Frithjof Schuon, Nausiphanes, Jean Améry, Nicola Abbagnano, and Eugen Fink. After him are Maximus Planudes, Pierre Charron, Barlaam of Seminara, Gaius Marius Victorinus, Friedrich Albert Lange, and Bharadwaja.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1067, Ari Thorgilsson ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 1148, Ari Thorgilsson ranks 5. Before him are Jaufre Rudel, Alfonso Jordan, Amadeus III, Count of Savoy, and Saint Malachy. After him are Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi, Ulvhild Håkansdotter, William of St-Thierry, Reginald III, Count of Burgundy, Conan III, Duke of Brittany, Pietro Polani, and William II, Count of Nevers.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Ari Thorgilsson ranks 19 out of 190. Before him are Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), and Bjarni Benediktsson (1908). After him are Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000), Magnús Scheving (1964), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Jón Arason (1484), Sæmundr fróði (1056), and Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Iceland

Among philosophers born in Iceland, Ari Thorgilsson ranks 1. 

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