Þorleifur Guðmundsson Repp (also spelled Thorleifur Repp; 6 July 1794 in Reykjadalur,

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– 4 December 1857 in

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) was an Icelandic scholar and philologist. He studied at the

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, but in 1826 failed his defense. He later worked variously as a writer, journalist, translator, librarian, and language teacher. In 1825, he worked as a sub-librarian at the

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, Scotland. In 1837, he returned to Copenhagen, where in 1838, he edited the newspaper ''Dagen''. In 1848–1850, he edited the newspaper ''Tiden''. His published translations include a translation of the '' Laxdæla saga'' into

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(1826) and a translation of Rasmus Rask's ''Danish Grammar'' into English (1846).

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1794 births 1857 deaths Icelandic scholars University of Copenhagen alumni Icelandic philologists {{Iceland-bio-stub