Grímur Thomsen
Politician, Author
1820 – 1896
Who was Grímur Thomsen?
Grímur Thomsen, Icelandic poet and editor, was born in Bessastaðir in 1820. He was the son of Þorgrímur Tómasson, a goldsmith. In 1837, he went to the University of Copenhagen, where he studied law and philology, but he also became interested in philosophy and aesthetics. He became an enthusiastic follower of the Pan-Scandinavian movement, although this was not generally favored by his countrymen.
At the University of Copenhagen, Thomsen wrote a dissertation on Byron and received a masters degree. Because of the quality of his written dissertation, he received a scholarship to travel around Europe for two years. Eventually he would be awarded a doctoral degree for his written dissertation on Byron. In 1848, Thomsen entered the Danish diplomatic service. In 1851, he returned to Copenhagen, where he was appointed chief of the ministry of foreign affairs. He retired in 1866 and returned to Iceland. In Iceland, he became a member of parliament and a farmer in Bessastaðir. Thomsen died in 1896.
Thomsen is considered one of Iceland's most important romantic era writers. In addition to being a poet he is also the author of numerous critical and historical essays in Icelandic and Danish. Grímur Thomsen was an admirer of Greek literature and translated a great number of poems from Greek into Icelandic.
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- Born
- May 15, 1820
Iceland - Also known as
- Grimur Thomsen
- Nationality
- Iceland
- Profession
- Education
- University of Copenhagen
- Died
- Nov 27, 1896
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on July 23, 2013
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