Grímur Thomsen

Icelandic poet and editor (1820–1896)
Person human Q3962335
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Grímur Thomsen

Summary

Grímur Thomsen is a human[1]. Born in Bessastaðir[2], he… he was born on May 15, 1820[3]. He died in Bessastaðir[4]. He died on November 27, 1896[5]. He worked as a politician[6], translator[7], writer[8], and poet[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Grímur Thomsen was born in Bessastaðir[2].
  • Grímur Thomsen passed away in Bessastaðir[4].
  • Grímur Thomsen was born on May 15, 1820[3].
  • Grímur Thomsen died on November 27, 1896[5].
  • Grímur Thomsen held citizenship in Iceland[11].
  • Grímur Thomsen's professions included politician[6].
  • Grímur Thomsen's professions included translator[7].
  • Grímur Thomsen worked as a writer[8].
  • Grímur Thomsen worked as a poet[9].
  • Grímur Thomsen held the position of Member of the Althing[12].
  • Grímur Thomsen was educated at University of Copenhagen[13].
  • Grímur Thomsen is recorded as male[14].
  • Grímur Thomsen's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Grímur Thomsen's Commons category is recorded as Grímur Thomsen[16].
  • Grímur Thomsen's family name is recorded as Thomsen[17].
  • Grímur Thomsen's given name is recorded as Grímur[18].
  • Grímur Thomsen's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Grímur Thomsen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Icelandic[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: IS[22]

  • Began / founded: 1820-05-15[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1896-11-27[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1a61c0c8-435b-4cc0-9e1c-15e6bfdd7390[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Bessastaðir[2], Grímur Thomsen… he was born on May 15, 1820[3].

Education

Grímur Thomsen was educated at University of Copenhagen[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], translator[7], writer[8], and poet[9]. Grímur Thomsen held the position of Member of the Althing[12].

Death and Burial

Grímur Thomsen died on November 27, 1896[5]. He passed away in Bessastaðir[4].

Why It Matters

Grímur Thomsen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Grímur Thomsen born?

Grímur Thomsen was born in Bessastaðir[2].

Where did Grímur Thomsen die?

Grímur Thomsen passed away in Bessastaðir[4].

What did Grímur Thomsen do for work?

Grímur Thomsen worked as politician[6], translator[7], writer[8], and poet[9].

Where did Grímur Thomsen go to school?

Grímur Thomsen was educated at University of Copenhagen[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Grímur Thomsen. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gr-mur-thomsen
MLA “Grímur Thomsen.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gr-mur-thomsen.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gr-mur-thomsen_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Grímur Thomsen}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gr-mur-thomsen}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Grímur Thomsen — https://4ort.xyz/entity/gr-mur-thomsen (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/gr-mur-thomsen · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at
    Instance of
    Given name Grímur
    Described by source Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.