Sigurður
Sigurður () or Sigurdur may refer to: *Sigurður Bragason (born 1954), Icelandic baritone *Sigurður Breiðfjörð (1798–1846), Icelandic poet *Sigurður Eggerz (1875–1945), Prime Minister of Iceland from 1914 to 1915 and from 1922 to 1924 *Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson (born 1973), Icelandic football manager and former professional striker *Sigurður Grétarsson (born 1962), former Icelandic footballer who played as a striker *Sigurður Guðjónsson, an Icelandic contemporary artist *Sigurdur Helgason (airline executive) (1921–2009), innovator in low-cost airlines *Sigurdur Helgason (mathematician) (born 1927) researcher in integral geometry and symmetric spaces *Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (born 1962], Icelandic politician and Prime Minister *Sigurður Jónsson (other) *Sigurður Kári Kristjánsson (born 1973), Icelandic Member of Parliament for the Independence Party *Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon (born 1957), Icelandic historian specialising in microhistory *Sigurður ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sigurður
Sigurður () or Sigurdur may refer to: *Sigurður Bragason (born 1954), Icelandic baritone *Sigurður Breiðfjörð (1798–1846), Icelandic poet *Sigurður Eggerz (1875–1945), Prime Minister of Iceland from 1914 to 1915 and from 1922 to 1924 *Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson (born 1973), Icelandic football manager and former professional striker *Sigurður Grétarsson (born 1962), former Icelandic footballer who played as a striker *Sigurður Guðjónsson, an Icelandic contemporary artist *Sigurdur Helgason (airline executive) (1921–2009), innovator in low-cost airlines *Sigurdur Helgason (mathematician) (born 1927) researcher in integral geometry and symmetric spaces *Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (born 1962], Icelandic politician and Prime Minister *Sigurður Jónsson (other) *Sigurður Kári Kristjánsson (born 1973), Icelandic Member of Parliament for the Independence Party *Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon (born 1957), Icelandic historian specialising in microhistory *Sigurður ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon
Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon (born August 29, 1957) is an Icelandic historian specialising in microhistory. He was an independent scholar from the time he finished his doctoral dissertation 1993 until 2010. He established the Center for Microhistorical Research at the Reykjavík Academy) in 2003. He got a research position at the National Museum of Iceland named after Dr. Kristján Eldjárn, the former president of Iceland and an archaeologist, in 2010 and until 2013. After that he became a Professor of Cultural History at the Department of History at the University of Iceland. The following text is mostly based on his book The History War: Essays and Narrative on Ideology' (Reykjavik, The Center for Microhistorical Research, 2007) (http://sgm.hi.is), which is autobiographical in nature and deals with historiographical issues such as the development of ideas which are part of the microhistorical agenda. Magnússon is the author of 26 books (http://sgm.hi.is) and has been involved in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (pronounced Help:IPA/Icelandic, [ˈsɪːɣʏrðʏr ˈiŋgɪ ˈjouːhansɔn]; born 20 April 1962) is an Icelandic politician, who was the prime minister of Iceland from April 2016 to January 2017. He is the chairman of the Progressive Party (Iceland), Progressive Party. Since November 2021, he has served as the Minister of Infrastructure. Sigurður was appointed as the prime minister on 7 April 2016 following the resignation of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson in the wake of revelations contained in the Panama Papers. He was elected as chairman of the Progressive Party (Iceland), Progressive Party on 2 October that year, narrowly ahead of incumbent chairman Sigmundur Davíð. On 30 October 2016, due to the results of the 2016 Icelandic parliamentary election, parliamentary election held the previous day on 29 October 2016, Sigurður announced his pending resignation as Prime Minister. He officially left office on 11 January 2017 and was succeeded by Bjar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sigurður Þorvaldsson
Sigurður Ágúst Þorvaldsson (born 25 November 1980) is an Icelandic basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national team. During his career, he won the Icelandic championship and the Icelandic Cup four times each. He was a four-time Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team member and in 2005 he was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year. In 2010, Sigurður was found guilty of rape and sentenced to two years in prison. Basketball career After spending his first five seasons with ÍR and Snæfell, Sigurður signed with Woon!Aris Leeuwarden in Netherlands in 2005. He later returned to Snæfell and in 2010, he was member of the Snæfell team that won all four major men's competitions in Icelandic basketball that year: the national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, abilit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sigurður Guðjónsson
Sigurður Guðjónsson is an Icelandic contemporary artist. He works in the field of installation art and video art. Early life and career Guðjónsson was born in 1975 in Reykjavík, Iceland. He studied art in Reykjavík at the Iceland University of the Arts, graduating in 2003 and in Vienna, at Akademie Der Bildenden Kunste between the years of 2003-4. He is a one of the founding members of death metal band Cranium, an influential force in Reykjavík's underground metal scene in the 1990s. Work Guðjónsson is mostly known for his video works, which carry dark and moody characteristics, as well as complex conceptual ideologies behind them. They often focus on the relationship between man-made infrastructure, technical relics, machinery, juxtaposed against natural objects and their soundscapes. He often works with musical composers and one of his newest works, titled Enigma, is made in collaboration with Anna Thorvaldsdóttir. It consists of a string quartet and a video piece and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson
Sigurður "Siggi" Ragnar Eyjólfsson (born 1 December 1973) is an Icelandic football manager and former player. He was a professional forward in England and Belgium. From 2007 until 2013 he served as the head coach of Iceland women's national team, guiding them to the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship. Sigurður secured his place in Walsall history by scoring the third goal in the team's 3–1 win over Oldham Athletic in 1999, to secure promotion to the second tier of English football. In August 2013 Sigurður resigned as coach of Iceland's women's team after seven years. He continued in his role as head of education at the Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) and was looking to move into coaching men's football. In January 2017, Sigurður joined Chinese side Jiangsu Suning women's team. He was then appointed by Chinese Football Association as the coach of China women's national football team in November. Honours * Úrvalsdeild champion 2002 File ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sigurður Nordal
Sigurður Nordal (14 September 1886 – 21 September 1974) was an Icelandic scholar, writer, and ambassador. He was influential in forming the theory of the Icelandic sagas as works of literature composed by individual authors. Education Nordal studied Scandinavian Philology in Copenhagen where he received his MA in 1912. In 1914 he completed his doctoral thesis. He then went on to study philosophy in Berlin and Oxford. Career In 1918 he became Professor of Icelandic Language and Literature at the University of Iceland. He retained this position until his death but was exempted from teaching duties in 1945. From 1931 to 1932 Nordal held the Charles Eliot Norton professorship at Harvard University. From 1951 to 1957 he was the Icelandic ambassador in Copenhagen. He was the editor-in-chief of the Íslenzk fornrit series from 1933 to 1951. In 1965, he coined the word "''tölva''" (a portmanteau made from ''tölu-völva'' / "numerical oracle") as the Icelandic word for "comp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sigurður Bragason
Sigurður Bragason (born 16 August 1954) is an Icelandic baritone. He studied in Germany and Italy after graduating from the Conservatory of Music in Reykjavík. He is one of Iceland’s best-known singers and is much sought-after as interpreter of Icelandic, Russian, German and Italian songs. Sigurður Bragason is one of the best known baritone singers in Iceland. He has given recitals in many of the most well-known concert halls in Europe and the United States. On his repertoire there are all major songs by Verdi, Bellini, Donizetti, Tosti, Wagner, Schubert, Beethoven, Mozart, Mussorgsky, Liszt, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Rachmaninoff. He has given recitals in the Wigmore Hall in London, the Edvard Munch Museum in Oslo, the H. C. Andersen Music Hall in Odense, the Beethoven House in Bonn, The Corcoran Museum of Art in Washington DC, the Temppeliaukio Church in Helsinki, in the Palazzo Trabia in Sicily, the Chamber Music Hall of Carnegie Hall, the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sigurður Jónsson (other) , Norwegian nobleman
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Sigurður Jónsson may refer to: * Sigurður Jónsson (alpine skier) (1959-1996), Icelandic skier * Sigurður Jónsson (footballer) (born 1966), Icelandic footballer and coach * Sigurður Jónsson (swimmer) (1922–2019), Icelandic swimmer * Sigurður Th. Jónsson (1924–2003), Icelandic swimmer * Sigurður Örn Jónsson (born 1973), Icelandic footballer See also * Sigurd Jonsson Sigurd Jonsson (1390s – December 1452) was a Norwegian nobleman, knight and the supreme leader of Norway during two interregnums in the mid-15th century. Background Sigurd Jonsson was born at some point between 1390 and 1400. He was the son o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sigurður Þórarinsson
Sigurdur Thorarinsson ( Icelandic: Sigurður Þórarinsson) (January 8, 1912 – February 8, 1983) was an Icelandic geologist, volcanologist, glaciologist, professor and lyricist. He is considered a pioneer in the field of tephrochronology, and he made significant contributions in many areas of geology, especially volcanology and glaciology, both in Iceland and abroad. Biography Sigurður Þórarinsson was born in Vopnafjörður in northeastern Iceland in 1912. He received his Ph.D. from Stockholm University College in 1944 and began a long and distinguished academic career as professor of geography at the University of Iceland. According to his obituary in ''The Geographical Journal'', "He was something of a polymath who contrived to take geology, geomorphology, glaciology, climatology, and archaeology in his stride." He died suddenly of a heart attack in Reykjavík in 1983. Subsequently, the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sigurður Eggerz
Sigurður Eggerz (1 March 1875 – 16 November 1945) was minister for Iceland from 21 July 1914 to 4 May 1915, and prime minister of Iceland from 7 March 1922 to 22 March 1924. Career He was a member of Alþingi from 1911 to 1915, 1916 to 1926 and 1927 to 1931. He was minister of Finance of Iceland from 1917 to 1920. He served as speaker of the Althing in 1922. He was one of the politicians that founded the Independence Party in 1929. He graduated in laws from University of Copenhagen in 1903. Family His wife was named Solveig Kristjánsdóttir, and they had two children: Erna and Kristján Pétur. Kristján Pétur Eggerz entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he served in various diplomatic posts, including as Ambassador to Germany, before retiring to Iceland and becoming a bestselling author. His granddaughter, is author Sólveig Eggerz. References 1875 births 1945 deaths Sigurður Eggerz Sigurður Eggerz Sigurður Eggerz (1 March 1875 – 16 Novem ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sigurður Ólafsson
Sigurður Ólafsson (7 December 1916 - 25 February 2009) was an Icelandic footballer. He was part of the Iceland national football team The Iceland national football team (in ) represents Iceland in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland, and have been a FIFA member since 1947 and an UEFA member since 1957. The team's nickn ... between 1946 and 1949. He played 4 matches. See also * List of Iceland international footballers References External links * Olafsson, Sigurdur Olafsson, Sigurdur Icelandic footballers Iceland international footballers Icelandic male footballers Association footballers not categorized by position {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |