Talk:Grímur Jónsson Thorkelin

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Thorlekin / Þorlekin[edit]

Is this man's surname actually "Thorlekin"? Or is "Thorlekin" and anglicisation of "Þorlekin"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.136.146.9 (talk) 17:35, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A related question: both Jónsson and Thorkelin are surnames -- shouldn't he be categorised according to the first surname? --Morgan TG (talk) 21:30, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

8 October 1709 – 4 March 1978?[edit]

Is that his lifespan? 217.149.173.169 (talk) 02:55, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Inconsistent dates[edit]

There are multiple inconsistencies in the dates mentioned in the article. According to the first line, Thorkelin died in 1829, which appears plausible with a birth date in 1752. But then the following events are long past his life time:

"He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the prestigious and honorary American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1890."
"Thorkelin had prepared Beowulf for publication by 1870"
"The poem was eventually published in 1898." The linked source states 1815 and not 1898. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.15.250.169 (talk) 06:55, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]