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 | Seđlabanki Íslands (Central Bank of Iceland) 50 Krónur Note, Law 0f 29 March 1961 (1981-1986) Issue Obverse: Bishop Guðbrandur Þhorláksson Reverse: Fragment of the First Icelandic Bible, Early printers at work Watermark: Portrait of Jón Sigurđsson, Icelandic scholar and statesman Size: 135 x 70 mm Guðbrandur Þhorláksson (Gudbrandur Thorlaksson) (1541 - July 20, 1627) was a mathematician, cartographer and bishop in Hólar, Iceland. He studied at the cathedral school in Hólar and then at the University of Copenhagen, and was successively rector of the school at Skálholt, minister at Breiðabólstaður and bishop of Hólar from 1571 until his death on July 20, 1627. During his time as bishop, Guðbrandur edited and published at least 80 books, including the Bible in Icelandic and the Icelandic Lawbook or legal code. He is also noted for having drawn the first good map of Iceland, in 1590.
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