Sigurbjörn Einarsson (30 June 1911 – 28 August 2008) was an Icelandic

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man and

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who served as the

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(head of the Lutheran

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) 1959–1981. His son, Karl Sigurbjörnsson, later served as Bishop of Iceland 1998–2012. Sigurbjörn Einarsson has been referred to as one of the greatest poets in the Icelandic language of his era, and a book of his poems, title
Eigi stjörnum ofar – sálmar og ljóð
was published in 2008.

References

Sigurbjörn Einarsson's obituary

Eigi stjörnum ofar – sálmar og ljó
1911 births 2008 deaths Sigurbjorn Einarsson {{Bishop-stub