Finnur Magnússon

Contributed to

Work and identity of the poor
essay 1989

Summary: Finnur Magnússon, sometimes referred to by the Danish version of his name under which he published, Finno Magnusun, Finn Magnussen or Magnusen, was an Icelandic scholar and archaeologist who worked in Denmark. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5]
Born: 1781-08-27 [2]
Birth Place: Skálholt, Islande [3]; Skálholt [5]
Died: 1847-12-24 [2]
Death Place: Kopenhagen [2]; Copenhagen [5]
Country: Iceland [2]; Denmark [2]
Language: Icelandic [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [5]; archaeologist [5]; archivist [5]; writer [5]; philologist [5]; historian [5]; university teacher [5]
Educated at: University of Copenhagen [5]
Country of Education: Denmark [5]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Danish Bibliographic Centre; 5. Wikidata

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