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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 102,400 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Hallgrímur Pétursson is the 2,111th most popular writer (up from 2,267th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 21st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Icelander Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hallgrímur Pétursson ranks 2,111 out of 5,755. Before him are Sven Nordqvist, Rahul Sankrityayan, Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Hamdallah Mustawfi, and Jean Paulhan. After him are Jacques Collin de Plancy, Asclepiades of Samos, Erich Mühsam, Zbigniew Herbert, Ottavio Rinuccini, and Aloysius Bertrand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1614, Hallgrímur Pétursson ranks 8. Before him are Franciscus Sylvius, Juan Carreño de Miranda, Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, John Wilkins, Henry II, Duke of Guise, and Michał Boym. After him are Martino Martini, Henry More, Jahanara Begum, Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, Élisabeth de Bourbon, and Franz Tunder. Among people deceased in 1674, Hallgrímur Pétursson ranks 10. Before him are Giacomo Carissimi, Jan Lievens, Nicolaes Tulp, Jean Chapelain, Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, and John Graunt. After him are Matthias Weckmann, Leonaert Bramer, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, Hu Zhengyan, and Kanō Tan'yū.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Hallgrímur Pétursson ranks 20 out of 180. Before him are Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), Sæmundr fróði (1056), Ari Thorgilsson (1067), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Jón Arason (1484), and Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968). After him are Magnús Scheving (1964), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), Thorvald Eiriksson (972), Stefán Karl Stefánsson (1975), and Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Hallgrímur Pétursson ranks 8. Before him are Halldór Laxness (1902), Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), Sæmundr fróði (1056), and Jón Arason (1484). After him are Magnús Scheving (1964), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Sturla Þórðarson (1214), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), and Einar Benediktsson (1864).

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