Torbjörn Eriksson (Merveilles des Morte)

Torbjörn Eriksson
Portrait of Torbjörn Eriksson (1533) by Johann Holbein the Younger
Born	1 March 1479 Kongsgarden, Duchy of Greenland in the Kingdom of Iceland
Nationality	Greenlander
Education	Doctorate in Philosophy
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen, Denmark Uppsala University, Sweden
Occupation	Teacher, philosopher, linguist
Years active	1500-Present
Era	16th-century philosophy
Known for	Translating the Nuuk Stone
Parents	Erik Flosason (father) Álfheiður Þorvaldsdóttir (mother)

Torbjörn Eriksson (1 March 1479 - Present) was a Greenlander of the Renaissance, considered one of the innovators of the field of linguistics. He is famous for his cataloging of languages and his standardization of language study and teaching, as well as his numerous inventions while in his native land of Greenland. He famously helped translate the Nuuk Stone, reviving several extinct languages spoken in early Greenland, and beginning the study of language evolution. He also traveled to the New World in the early 1510s, where he completed field studies of native languages, and created the first studies of languages such as Vinlandic.

Languages spoken:

• Greenlandic
• Danish
• Kalaallisut
• Tunumiit oraasia
• Norwegian
• Swedish
• Latin
• Greek
• Hebrew
• English
• Irish
• Scots Gaelic
• Icelandic
• Welsh
• German
• French
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• Vinlandic
• Beothukan
• Abenaki