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Jón Ólafsson (other)
Jón Ólafsson may refer to: * Jón Ólafsson of Grunnavík (1705–1779), Icelandic scholar * Jón Ólafsson (journalist) (1850–1916), Icelandic editor, journalist, and poet * Jón Ólafsson (traveller) (–1679), Icelandic traveller to the East Indies * Jón Axel Ólafsson, Icelandic radio personality, producer and manager * Jón Þór Ólafsson (born 1977), Icelandic politician * Jón Ólafsson (athlete) (born 1941), Icelandic Olympic athlete {{hndis, Olafsson, Jon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Ólafsson Of Grunnavík
Jón Ólafsson of Grunnavík (''Jón Ólafsson frá Grunnavík'', also known as ''Jón Grunnvíkingur'' or ''Grunnavíkur-Jón'', 1705–1779) was an Icelandic scholar. Originally from Grunnavík, Westfjords, northwestern Iceland, he was active in Copenhagen, where he served as assistant to Árni Magnússon. He is the author of an Icelandic dictionary and a 1732 ''Runologia'', a treatise on runology. As in the fire of Copenhagen of 1728, the original manuscript of the ''Heiðarvíga saga'' was lost along with a recent copy made by Jón Grunnvíkingur, he wrote down a summary of the saga from memory, which is the only form in which the saga's contents survive today. The character of ''Jón Grindvicensis'' in Halldór Laxness Halldór Kiljan Laxness (; born Halldór Guðjónsson; 23 April 1902 – 8 February 1998) was an Icelandic writer and winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote novels, poetry, newspaper articles, essays, plays, travelogues and sh ...'s hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Ólafsson (journalist)
Jón Ólafsson (20 March 1850 – 11 July 1916) was an Icelandic editor, journalist, and poet. He was the half-brother of Páll Ólafsson. He became a journalist in Iceland in 1868, but due to disobedience to the authorities, he had to emigrate to North America in 1872. There, a lawyer convinced him that it would be a good idea for people from Iceland to immigrate into Alaska, especially to the Island of Kodiak. Jón made a petition to President Ulysses S. Grant and met with him, but neither that nor the bill to Congress lead to success, as the government of Canada had in the meanwhile offered land around Winnipeg to immigrants from Iceland. Jón wrote a book on his ideas for an Icelandic Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ... detailing his high hopes. Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Ólafsson (traveller)
Jón Ólafsson (–1679) was an Icelandic traveller noted for his autobiography which covers his travels in Europe and later to the Danish settlement of Tranquebar (Tharangambadi) in India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since .... Works ; English translations * * References 1679 deaths Jón Ólafsson Tranquebar Explorers of South Asia Year of birth uncertain {{Iceland-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Axel Ólafsson
Jón is an Old Norse common name still widely used in Iceland and the Faroes. According to Icelandic custom, people named Jón are generally referred to by first and middle names and those without a middle name are referred to with both first name and patronym disambiguation is required. ''Jón'' is derived from the name Johannes (English John) with the original meaning being ''God (Yahweh) is gracious''. The name is one of the most frequently given names in Iceland. In 2002, it was ranked first before Sigurður and Guðmundur. People with the name ''Jón'' Kings * Jón I of Sweden Others * Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson (1927–2010), Icelandic scholar and folklorist * Jón Jónsson Aðils (1869–1920), Icelandic historian * Jón Arason (c. 1484–1550), Icelandic bishop * Jón Árnason, multiple people * Jón Baldursson (1954–2023), Icelandic bridge player * Jón Atli Benediktsson (born 1960), Icelandic academic * Jón Þór Birgisson (born 1975), Icelandic musicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Þór Ólafsson
Jón Þór Ólafsson (born 13 March 1977) is an Icelandic politician. A business administration student at the University of Iceland, he was elected to the Althing in the 2013 Icelandic parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 27 April 2013. Fifteen parties contested the elections, compared to just seven in the previous elections. The result was a victory for the two centre-right opposition parties, the Independence Par .... He is a member of the Pirate Party Iceland. He represented the Reykjavik Constituency South until he resigned in 2015, and was replaced by Ásta Helgadóttir. In 2016 he was again elected to the Althing. References External linksJón Þór Ólafsson biographyat althingi.is 1977 births Jon Thor Olafsson Living people Jon Thor Olafsson Jon Thor Olafsson Jon Thor Olafsson Jon Thor Olafsson Jon Thor Olafsson {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |