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Born November 13, 1663 • Iceland
Died January 7, 1730 (aged 66) • Copenhagen • Denmark
Poggio Bracciolini, Gian Francesco
Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini
Italian scholar
Leland, John
John Leland
English antiquarian
Ralph Heyward Isham
American collector
Thomas Howard, 2nd earl of Arundel
Thomas Howard, 2nd earl of Arundel
English noble
Coluccio Salutati
Florentine chancellor
Sir Richard Maitland, Lord Lethington
Scottish poet
Niccolò Niccoli
Italian humanist
Berthold Laufer
American anthropologist
Sir Wallis Budge
British curator
Halldór Laxness
Halldór Laxness
Icelandic writer
Snorri Sturluson
Icelandic writer
Jóhannes Bjarni Jónasson
Icelandic poet
Gudmundur G. Hagalín
Icelandic writer
Tómas Gudmundsson
Icelandic poet
Egill Skallagrímsson
Icelandic poet
Sigurdur Jóhannesson Nordal
Icelandic philologist and writer
Kristmann Gudmundsson
Icelandic author
Hallgrímsson, Jónas
Jónas Hallgrímsson
Icelandic poet
Hallgrímur Pétursson
Icelandic poet
Jóhann Sigurjónsson
Icelandic writer