# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bjorn-gunnlaugsson
# Generated: 2026-08-14T19:28:46.198Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bjorn-gunnlaugsson"
name: "Björn Gunnlaugsson"
slug: "bjorn-gunnlaugsson"
description: "Björn Gunnlaugsson[a] [b] 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."
tagline: "Cartographer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bj%C3%B6rn_Gunnlaugsson_by_Sigur%C3%B0ur_m%C3%A1lari.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1788-09-25"
deathDate: "1876-03-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           6.802196
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Björn Gunnlaugsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "بيورن جونلاوجسون"
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    title: "Бьорн Гунльойсон"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Björn Gunnlaugsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Gunnlaugsson"
    title: "Björn Gunnlaugsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Gunnlaugsson"
    title: "Björn Gunnlaugsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Gunnlaugsson"
    title: "Björn Gunnlaugsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Gunnlaugsson"
    title: "Björn Gunnlaugsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump