Árni Magnússon

Árni Magnússon
Born(1663-11-13)13 November 1663
Dalasýsla, Iceland
Died7 January 1730(1730-01-07) (aged 66)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Resting placeVor Frue Kirke
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
Notable workArnamagnæan Manuscript Collection

Árni Magnússon (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈau(r)tnɪ ˈmaknusˌsɔːn]; 13 November 1663 – 7 January 1730) was an Icelandic scholar and collector of manuscripts who assembled the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection.

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