Manuscripts, 1904-1924.

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Manuscripts, 1904-1924.

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Halldór Hermannsson's transcriptions of manuscript material held in libraries in Copenhagen and Edinburgh. Includes biographical and bibliographical notes about Finnur Magnússon (1781-1847), with extracts from his correspondence; letters to Grímur Thorkelín Jónsson (1752-1829), royal archivist in Copenhagen, from Jón Eiríksson and Sæmundur Hólm Magnússon; two notebooks of letters, documents, and essays by and about Guðmundur Andrésson; an extract from Uppteiknunar tilraun Íslendskra skálda og rithöfunda by Hallgrímur Jónsson; and documents concerning Icelandic historian Þormóður Torfason, with commentary by Halldór Hermannsson.

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Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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Hallgrímur Jónsson, 1780-1836.

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Hallgrímur Jónsson, from Sveinsstaðir in Þing and Deacon in Þingeyraklaustur, left annals, biographical anecdotes about ministers, and hymns in manuscripts. From the description of Uppteiknunar tilraun Islendskra skálda og rithöfunda. Med stuttu Ágripi af Æfi nockurra þeirra. Samin af Hallgrími Jónssyni Djákna til Þingeyra klausturs, 1824. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 173203673 ...

Þormóður Torfason.

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Grímur Jónsson Thorkelín, 1752-1829.

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Halldór Hermannsson, 1878-1958.

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First curator of the Fiske Icelandic Collection, Cornell University. From the description of Manuscripts, 1904-1924. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 173203685 ...

Sæmundur Hólm Magnússon.

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Jón Eiríksson.

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Guðmundur Andrésson.

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Finnur Magnússon, 1781-1847.

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Finnur Magnússon (1781–1847) was an Icelandic archaeologist and scholar. In 1819, he was appointed professor at the University of Copenhagen and in 1842 made the "Keeper of the Archives." An authority on Norse literature and mythology, he is best remembered for his translation of Elder Edda . Magnússon also claimed to have deciphered a Runamo inscription in Sweden, however, this claim was a subject of controversy and was later disproved. From the guide to the Finnur Magnússon Noteboo...