Björn Gunnlaugsson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Björn Gunnlaugsson

cartographer

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1788

Place of Birth: Iceland

Date of Death: 17-Mar-1876

Profession: mathematician, cartographer

Nationality: Iceland

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Björn Gunnlaugsson (25 September 1788 – 17 March 1876) was an Icelandic mathematician and cartographer.
For the Icelandic Literary Society, he surveyed the country from 1831 to 1843.
The results of his work were published in a topographic map of Iceland at a scale of 1:480,000 on four sheets.
It was the first complete map of Iceland and, although generally dated to 1844, was not completed until 1848.
It was published under the direction of Olaf Nikolas Olsen in Copenhagen.
In 1849, a smaller edition on one sheet at a scale of 1:960,000 appeared.
For his survey work, Björn received the Order of the Dannebrog in 1846 and the French Légion d'honneur in 1859.



Alternative names	Sigurður Guðmundsson, Sigurðr Guðmundsson
Description	Icelandic painter
Date of birth/death	9 March 1833	7 September 1874
Location of birth/death	Helluland, Iceland	Iceland
Authority control	: Q4418698 VIAF: 50291942 ISNI: 0000 0000 5471 4026 LCCN: nr2004024485 Open Library: OL5104024A GND: 1051924537 WorldCat