# Tómas Sæmundsson

> Tómas Sæmundsson was an Icelandic priest, and one of the Fjölnismenn, a group of Icelandic intellectuals who spearheaded the revival of Icelandic national consciousness and gave rise to the Icelandic Independence Movement. According to author Daisy Neijmann, he was "one of the era's most fervent nationalists".

*Icelandic priest, author and nationalist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** Iceland
- **Born:** 1807-06-07
- **Died:** 1841-05-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Tómas Sæmundsson was an Icelandic priest, and one of the Fjölnismenn, a group of Icelandic intellectuals who spearheaded the revival of Icelandic national consciousness and gave rise to the Icelandic Independence Movement. According to author Daisy Neijmann, he was "one of the era's most fervent nationalists".

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 32.8
- **Momentum:** 7.7

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14477994)

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