Árni Magnússon
Icelandic historian
Árni Magnússon was an Icelandic scholar and collector of manuscripts who assembled the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection. Wikipedia
Born: November 13, 1663, Dalasýsla, Iceland
Died: January 7, 1730 (age 66 years), Copenhagen, Denmark
Spouse: Mette Jensdatter Fischer (m. 1709–1730)
Parents: Magnús Jónsson and Guðrún Ketilsdóttir