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Jón Magnússon (other)
Jón Magnússon may refer to: * Jón Magnússon, Earl of Orkney in 1284–c. 1300 * Jón Magnússon (author), 17th century Icelandic author * Jón Magnússon (politician) (1859-1926), prime minister of Iceland * Jón Arnar Magnússon Jón Arnar Magnússon (born 28 July 1969 in Selfoss) is a former decathlete from Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between ... (born 1969), Icelandic decathlete * Jón Bjarki Magnússon (born 1984), Icelandic journalist and independent documentary filmmaker * Jon Magnusson (producer), producer of ''I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue'' * Jón Magnússon (handballer) * Jón Magnússon (painter), born 1966 {{hndis, Magnusson, Jon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Magnússon, Earl Of Orkney
Jón Magnússon was Earl of Orkney in 1284–c. 1312. Life Jón Magnússon was the son of Magnus III of Orkney, and succeeded his brother to the Earldom of Orkney and Mormaer of Caithness, Earldom of Caithness in 1284. He was a signatory of the Treaty of Birgham, Treaty of Birgham/Salisbury in 1290, in which Margaret, Maid of Norway, was betrothed to Edward II of England, Edward of Carnarfon. On 5 August 1296 he swore fealty to Edward I of England at Murkle, in Caithness.Cal doc., vol ii, p184 References Notes Sources''Orkneyinga Saga'', ed. Joseph Anderson, Edinburgh 1873. Earls of Orkney 13th-century births 14th-century deaths Mormaers of Caithness 13th-century mormaers 14th-century Scottish earls {{Orkney-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Magnússon (author)
Jón Magnússon (c. 1610 – 1696) was an Icelandic Lutheranism, Lutheran pastor and author of the ''Píslarsaga'' (''Passion Saga'' or ''Story of My Sufferings''), which recounts the physical and mental torments he believed he had suffered as a result of witchcraft. Early life Jón Magnússon was born in northern Iceland as one of nine children. He lost his mother at an early age but came under the protection of the Bishop of Skálholt, who ensured he had the grammar school education which allowed him to become a pastor. After eight years at Ögur, in 1644 Jón Magnússon became the pastor of the village of Eyri, where he helped restore the dilapidated church. The events behind the ''Píslarsaga'' and the ''Kírkjuból Affair'' All passed peacefully until 1655, when Jón Magnússon was involved in a dispute with two of his parishioners, a father and son both called Jón Jónsson. The younger Jón Jónsson had asked for the hand of Jón Magnússon's stepdaughter, Rannveig, in mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Magnússon (politician)
Jón Magnússon (16 January 1859 – 23 June 1926) was an Icelandic politician, and was prime minister of Iceland on two occasions. He served his first term, as a member of the Home Rule Party (''Heimastjórnarflokkurinn''), from 4 January 1917 to 7 March 1922. He served his second term, as a member of the Conservative Party (Iceland), Conservative Party (''Íhaldsflokkurinn'', a forerunner of the Independence Party (Iceland), Independence Party), from 22 March 1924 to 23 June 1926. He served as Speaker of the Parliament of Iceland, speaker of the Althing from 1913 to 1914. Death In June 1926, Jón traveled with King Christian X to Seyðisfjörður aboard the HDMS Niels Juel (1918), HDMS ''Niels Juel''. Following the king's departure back to Denmark on 22 June, Jón traveled with HDMS ''Gejser'' to Norðfjörður, where he grew up. On the evening of 23 June, he suddenly collapsed and died while visiting the Jón Guðmundsson, the local priest. References External linksBioon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Arnar Magnússon
Jón Arnar Magnússon (born 28 July 1969 in Selfoss) is a former decathlete from Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi .... He has won silver and bronze medals at world indoor championships, all in heptathlon, as decathlon is unsuitable for indoor contests. Jón is the Icelandic record holder at 110 m hurdles, long jump and decathlon and former record holder at 100 m and 200 m. Achievements Personal bests Outdoor * 100 metres - 10.56 (1997) * 200 metres - 21.17 (1996) * 400 metres - 46.49 (1998) * 1500 metres - 4:32.23 (1998) * 110 metres hurdles - 13.91 (1997) * Long jump - 8.00 (1994) * High jump - 2.07 (1998) * Pole vault - 5.20 (1998) * Shot put - 16.61 (1998) * Discus throw - 51.30 (1996) * Javelin throw - 64.16 (1998) * Decathlon - 8573 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Bjarki Magnússon
Jón Bjarki Magnússon (born 30 June 1984) is an Icelandic journalist and independent documentary filmmaker. He studied creative writing at the University of Iceland (2012) and received his MA in Visual and Media Anthropology from Freie Universität, Berlin (2018). Biography Magnússon's journalistic work includes award-winning coverage of the conditions of refugees and asylum seekers in his home country and the leaked memo case, which led to the resignation of then-Minister of the Interior Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir. His short film, Even Asteroids Are Not Alone (2018), was awarded the Royal Anthropological Institute's (RAI) Short Film Prize for ‘the most outstanding short film on social, cultural and biological anthropology or archaeology’ in 2019. His first feature documentary, Half Elf (2020), won the Grand Jury Prize at Skjaldborg, Icelandic Documentary Film Festival in 2020, and has been nominated for several prizes at key European film festivals. He is the found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Magnusson (producer)
Jon Magnusson (born May 1965) is a British producer, writer and director. He is the son of Magnus Magnusson, the original presenter of ''Mastermind'' and Mamie Baird, a journalist, and a brother of TV presenter Sally Magnusson. Magnusson produced the medical sketch show '' Struck Off and Die'', several editions of the spoof radio panel game ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'', and episodes of the sketch series '' Bremner, Bird and Fortune'' and ''Alas Smith and Jones'' on television. He wrote the original music for the 1994 BBC Radio 4 series 'The Skivers'. He has a long involvement with Graham Norton, as producer of '' So Graham Norton'' (1999), ''Graham Norton's Bigger Picture'' (2005), and series producer of ''The Graham Norton Show'' (2009–2018). Magnusson was awarded a BAFTA for Best Entertainment Programme or Series for ''The Graham Norton Show'' in 2013, and for ''So Graham Norton'' in 2001, and was nominated for the same award for the same programme in 2000. Magnusson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |