Bjarni Thorarensen, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Bjarni Thorarensen

Icelandic writer and politician

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1786

Date of Death: 24-Aug-1841

Profession: judge, writer, lawyer, poet, politician

Nationality: Iceland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Bjarni Vigfússon Thorarensen (December 30, 1786 – August 24, 1841) was an Icelandic poet and official.
He was deputy governor of northern and eastern Iceland.
As a poet he was influenced by classicism and romanticism.
Politically he was aligned with the Fjölnismenn and favored the reestablishment of the Althing at Þingvellir.
He was a friend of Jónas Hallgrímsson whose own poetry was influenced by Bjarni's work. Bjarni's best known work is Íslands minni, also known as Eldgamla Ísafold.

Auguste Étienne François Mayer (1805–1890)
Alternative names	Auguste Etienne François Mayer; Auguste Etienne Mayer; Auguste Mayer; Auguste Etienne Francois Mayer
Description	French painter and illustrator
Date of birth/death	3 July 1805	22 September 1890
Location of birth/death	Brest	Brest
Authority control	: Q2871318 VIAF: 51960536 ISNI: 0000 0000 6662 7106 ULAN: 500030137 LCCN: nb2007002353 DBNL: maye010 WorldCat