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Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson
Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson (also written Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson; April 5, 1880 – February 22, 1979) was an Icelandic economist, director of the Statistics Iceland, Icelandic Bureau of Statistics, and also one of the first authorities on Esperanto in Iceland, author of the first Icelandic textbook on Esperanto. Life and career Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson was born at Brú in Biskupstungur, in Árnessýsla, the youngest of six children. The poet Tómas Guðmundsson was a cousin. He graduated in 1902 from Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, then earned a Candidate (degree), Candid. Polit. degree in economics from the University of Copenhagen in 1906, the fourth Icelander to major in the field. He started work at the Icelandic Department of Industry and Transportation, transferred in 1909 to the Department of Finance, and then on January 1, 1914 became director of the newly created Bureau of Statistics, where he continued working until his retirement in 1950. He also taught economics par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorsteinsson
Thorsteinsson and Thorsteinsen are patronymic surname of Scandinavian origin, meaning ''son of Thorsteinn''. The names may refer to: Thorsteinsson * Björn Thorsteinsson (born 1940), Icelandic chess master * Raymond Thorsteinsson, Canadian geologist of the Arctic regions * Steingrímur Thorsteinsson (1831–1913), Icelandic poet, author, and translator * Thorbjorn Thorsteinsson (died 1158), Orcadian (of Orkney) pirate Thorsteinsen * Cecilie Thorsteinsen, Norwegian team handball player {{surname Patronymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
