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Einar Benediktsson

1864 - 1940

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Einar Benediktsson, often referred to as Einar Ben (31 October 1864 – 12 January 1940) was an Icelandic poet and lawyer. Einar Benediktsson's poetry was a significant contribution to the nationalistic revival which led to Iceland's independence. To this end, he was active both in founding the Landvarnarflokkurinn in 1902, and as the editor of Iceland's first daily newspaper, Dagskrá, from 1896 to 1898. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Einar Benediktsson has received more than 34,609 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Einar Benediktsson is the 4,096th most popular writer (down from 4,070th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 50th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Icelander Writer.

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  • 2.03

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Among writers, Einar Benediktsson ranks 4,096 out of 5,755. Before him are Marcel Arland, Cora Sandel, Alexander Serafimovich, Ronald Knox, Friedebert Tuglas, and William Hazlitt. After him are Zane Grey, Philipp Nicolai, Paul Theroux, Luis Vélez de Guevara, Juan Montalvo, and Moacyr Scliar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Einar Benediktsson ranks 114. Before him are Ludwig Schlesinger, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg, Hedwiga Rosenbaumová, Berta Zuckerkandl, and Juhan Liiv. After him are Kamini Roy, Maud Watson, Jens Ferdinand Willumsen, Charles Dawson, Aleksey Shakhmatov, and Herman Heijermans. Among people deceased in 1940, Einar Benediktsson ranks 125. Before him are Udham Singh, Jaan Teemant, Nathanael West, Juan Carreño, Alicia Boole Stott, and Piero Toscani. After him are Karimeh Abbud, Ljubomir Davidović, Charley Chase, Agnes Ayres, Smedley Butler, and Mato Kósyk.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Einar Benediktsson ranks 47 out of 180. Before him are Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969), Davíð Oddsson (1948), Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928), Hannes Hafstein (1861), Ísleifur Gissurarson (1006), and Ólafur Thors (1892). After him are Saint Thorlak (1133), Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910), Geir Hallgrímsson (1925), Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (1954), Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (1924), and Vilhjálmur Einarsson (1934).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Einar Benediktsson ranks 14. Before him are Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Magnús Scheving (1964), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Sturla Þórðarson (1214), and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963). After him are Eggert Ólafsson (1726), Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954), Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958), Þórbergur Þórðarson (1888), Snorri Hjartarson (1906), and Hallgrímur Helgason (1959).

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