William Godwin's Diary

Thorkelin, Grímur Jónsson

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 8 times, and was a venue (V) 0 times.

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1789

29  January  1789 7  March  1789 15  September  1789 3  November  1789

1790

18  May  1790 21  December  1790

1791

11  January  1791 5  March  1791

  • Name: Thorkelin, Grímur Jónsson
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 1752
  • Death Date: 1829
  • Occupation: Icelandic scholar

Godwin's first reference is to 'Dr Thorkelin (of Iceland)'. Subsequent references are to plain Thorkelin, but all eight are 1789-91 and at Hollis's so that the attribution is clear. Thirkelin visited Britain in the late 1780s. He transcribed and translated Beowulf and subsequenbtly took up a chair at the University of Copenhagen.

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This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Hollis, Thomas Brand 6
Disney, John 5
Hollis, Timothy 3
Kippis, Andrew 2
2
Hollis, John 2
Lindsey, Theophilus 2
Belsham, Thomas 2
Geddes, Dr Alexander 2
Lister, Dr William 1
Planta, Joseph 1
Price, Richard 1
Rees, Abraham 1
1
1
Romilly, Sir Samuel 1
1
1
Zenobio, Count Alvise 1
Crosdill, John 1
Bannister, John 1
Taylor, Thomas 1
Piozzi, Hester Lynch (Thrale) (née Salusbury) 1
Jerningham, 1
Nichols, John 1