# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thormodus-torf-us
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:43:59.479Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/thormodus-torf-us"
name: "Thormodus Torfæus"
slug: "thormodus-torf-us"
description: "Thormodus Torfæus (1636–1719) was an Icelandic historian, born on 27 May 1636 at Engey, Iceland, and educated at the University of Copenhagen. He lived and worked for most of his life in Kopervik, Karmøy, Norway. In 1667, he was appointed Royal Antiquary of Iceland, and in 1682 King Christian V of Denmark appointed him Royal Historian of the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway. He translated several Icelandic works into Danish language and was the author of Historia Vinlandiæ Antiquæ (1705); Grœnlandia Antiqua (1706); and Historia Rerum Norvegicarum."
tagline: "Icelandic historian"
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birthDate: "1636-05-27"
deathDate: "1719-01-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump