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Hallgrímur Pétursson

1614 - 1674

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Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614 – 27 October 1674) was an Icelandic poet and a minister at Hvalsneskirkja and Saurbær in Hvalfjörður. Being one of the most prominent Icelandic poets, the Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík and the Hallgrímskirkja in Saurbær are named in his honor. He was one of the most influential pastors during the Age of Orthodoxy (1580–1713). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hallgrímur Pétursson has received more than 111,737 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Hallgrímur Pétursson is the 2,027th most popular writer (up from 2,104th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 20th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Icelander Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hallgrímur Pétursson ranks 2,027 out of 7,302. Before him are Bella Akhmadulina, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, Julian Tuwim, Jean Starobinski, Cassius Longinus, and Karen Armstrong. After him are Wahb ibn Munabbih, Bob Woodward, Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Aloysius Bertrand, Alciphron, and Jean Paulhan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1614, Hallgrímur Pétursson ranks 7. Before him are Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, Franciscus Sylvius, Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, John Wilkins, Juan Carreño de Miranda, and Jahanara Begum. After him are Henry II, Duke of Guise, Martino Martini, Henry More, Michał Boym, Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and Élisabeth de Bourbon. Among people deceased in 1674, Hallgrímur Pétursson ranks 10. Before him are Nicolaes Tulp, Giacomo Carissimi, Jan Lievens, Jean Chapelain, Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, and John Graunt. After him are Leonaert Bramer, Karel Škréta, Mehmed IV Giray, Hu Zhengyan, Ebba Brahe, and Matthias Weckmann.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Hallgrímur Pétursson ranks 25 out of 190. Before him are Ari Thorgilsson (1067), Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000), Magnús Scheving (1964), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Jón Arason (1484), and Sæmundr fróði (1056). After him are Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Thorvald Eiriksson (972), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), and Erró (1932).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Hallgrímur Pétursson ranks 9. Before him are Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Magnús Scheving (1964), Jón Arason (1484), and Sæmundr fróði (1056). After him are Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), Sturla Þórðarson (1214), and Eggert Ólafsson (1726).

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