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Sæmundr fróði

1056 - 1133

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Sæmundr Sigfússon, better known as Sæmundr fróði (Sæmundr the Learned; 1056–1133), was an Icelandic priest and scholar. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sæmundr fróði has received more than 80,549 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Sæmundr fróði is the 1,959th most popular writer (down from 1,721st in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 15th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Icelander Writer.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sæmundr fróði ranks 1,959 out of 7,302. Before him are Movses Kaghankatvatsi, Eugene Nida, Albert Memmi, Anthony Trollope, Ion Druță, and Gian Giorgio Trissino. After him are Pir Sultan Abdal, Pierre Klossowski, Vasyl Sukhomlynsky, Hincmar, Robert Southey, and Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1056, Sæmundr fróði ranks 5. Before him are William II of England, Nestor the Chronicler, Al-Muqtadi, and Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut. After him are Judith of Bohemia, Reginald II, Count of Burgundy, Hildebert, and Cecilia of Normandy. Among people deceased in 1133, Sæmundr fróði ranks 1. After him is Hildebert.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Sæmundr fróði ranks 24 out of 190. Before him are Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), Ari Thorgilsson (1067), Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000), Magnús Scheving (1964), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), and Jón Arason (1484). After him are Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Thorvald Eiriksson (972), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Sæmundr fróði ranks 8. Before him are Halldór Laxness (1902), Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Magnús Scheving (1964), and Jón Arason (1484). After him are Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), and Sturla Þórðarson (1214).

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