Finn Magnussen
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Finn Magnussen, or Finnur Magnússon, (born August 27, 1781 in Skálholt, Iceland; died December 24, 1847 in Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Scandinavian scholar and archaeologist.
He became professor of literature at Copenhagen in 1815.
He is remembered for his translation and exposition of the Elder Edda, and for causing an academic controversy claiming to have deciphered the Runamo inscription.
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