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Sögufélag
''Sögufélag'' (, ''the Icelandic Historical Society'' in English) is an Icelandic historical society. Founded in 1902, its original aim was to publish key primary sources in Icelandic history. The society's scope has broadened since then and today it hosts conferences and other social occasions, and publishes historical books along with the academic journal ''Morgunblaðið, Saga.'' Members of Sögufélag include historians of Iceland, history students and other history enthusiasts. History Founding Sögufélag was established in Reykjavík in 1902 around the publication of Icelandic primary sources. At the time, many of the key primary sources in Icelandic history were inaccessible to both the general reader and researchers. It is therefore no coincidence that among the three main instigators to the establishment, were the National Archivist Jón Þorkelsson and later-to-be National Archivist Hannes Þorsteinsson. The third catalyst was Jósafat Jósafatsson genealogist (more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saga (journal)
''Saga'' is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering the history of Iceland. It is the official publication of the Icelandic Historical Society, Sögufélag. The journal was established in 1949 and has since then been the journal of choice for historians of Iceland. All articles in ''Saga'' are subject to a double blind peer-review. Articles in ''Saga'' are written in Icelandic but accompanied by an English abstract. The editors of ''Saga'' are historians Kristín Svava Tómasdóttir Kristin is a popular female name in Scandinavia, English-speaking nations, Dutch-speaking countries, and in German-speaking countries. It is a Scandinavian variant of Christina or Christine. It is also a variation of Christine. It was the seventh ... and Vilhelm Vilhelmsson. References External links''Saga'' archive Academic journals established in 1949 European history journals 1949 establishments in Iceland Icelandic-language mass media History of Iceland {{history-jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Agnarsdóttir
Anna Agnarsdóttir (born 14 May 1947) is an Icelandic historian. She is a Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Iceland. Early life Anna was born in Reykjavík. Her parents were Ólöf Bjarnadóttir (1919–1999) and Agnar Kl. Jónsson (1909–1984), ambassador and permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She was raised in London and Paris during the years 1951–1961 and graduated with a matriculation examination from Reykjavík Grammar School in 1967. Professional career Anna completed a BA (Hons) degree in history from the University of Sussex in 1970 and a BA in Icelandic History from the University of Iceland in 1972. She defended her PhD thesis in International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1989, titled "Great Britain and Iceland 1800–1820." The thesis dealt with political and economic relations between Iceland and Britain during the early 19th century. Anna began working as a part-time lectur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgunblaðið
''Morgunblaðið'' (, ''The Morning Paper'') is an Icelandic newspaper. ''Morgunblaðið''s website, mbl.is, is the most popular website in Iceland. History ''Morgunblaðið'' was founded by Vilhjálmur Finsen and Ólafur Björnsson, brother of Iceland's first president. The first issue, only eight pages long, was published on 2 November 1913. On 25 February 1964, the paper first printed a caricature by Sigmúnd Jóhannsson which featured the first landings on Surtsey. He became a permanent cartoonist for ''Morgunblaðið'' in 1975 and worked there until October 2008. In a controversial decision, the owners of the paper decided in September 2009 to appoint Davíð Oddsson, a member of the Independence Party, Iceland's longest-serving Prime Minister and former Governor of the Central Bank, as one of the two editors of the paper. In May 2010, Helgi Sigurðsson was hired as the papers cartoonist. He became known for controversial drawings on topics such as immigration, refugee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Árnason (author)
Jón Árnason (17 August 1819 — 4 September 1888)''Mannslát'' (Obituary) in ''Ísafold''5 September 1888 was an Icelandic author, librarian, and museum director who made the first collection of Icelandic folktales. Career Jón Árnason was educated at the Latin School in Bessastaðir."Jón Arnason", ''Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern: A-Z'', ed. Charles Dudley Warner et al., Volume 2, New York: Peale and Hill, 1896, OCLC 1182898p. 802 From 1848 to 1887, he was the first librarian at what became the National Library of Iceland in Reykjavík; in 1881 its name was changed from ''Íslands stiftisbókasafn'' (Foundation library of Iceland) and his title became ''Landsbókavörður Íslands'' (National Librarian of Iceland). Meanwhile he also served as the first librarian of the Iceland branch of the Icelandic Literary Society. He was also the first curator of the ''Forngripasafns Íslands'' (Icelandic Antiquities Collection), which became the Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arngrímur Jónsson
Arngrímur Jónsson the Learned ( is, Arngrímur Jónsson hinn lærði; 1568 – 27 June 1648) was an Icelandic scholar and a Christian Apologetics, apologist. His father was Jón Jónsson, who died in 1591. Arngrímur studied in Copenhagen, completing his studies in 1589 and taking up a position back in Iceland as rector of the Latin school at the episcopal seat of Hólar in the same year. In 1593 he published ''Brevis commentarius de Islandia'', a "Defense of Iceland" in Latin, in which he criticized the works of numerous authors who had written about the people and the country of Iceland. His main target was a poem by Gories Peerse, a merchant who had written an entertaining and somewhat slanderous poem about Icelandic geography and ethnography. Arngrímur also, however, criticized substantial works such as ''Cosmographia universalis'' of the German scholar Sebastian Münster. The ''Brevis commentarius de Islandia'' was reprinted in 1598 in Richard Hakluyt's ''Principal Navi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einar Arnórsson
Einar Arnórsson (24 February 1880 – 29 March 1955) was an Icelandic politician, lawyer and law professor. He was the minister for Iceland from 4 May 1915 to 4 January 1917. Biography Einar was born in Minna-Mosfell in Grímsnes to Arnór Jónsson and Guðrún Þorgilsdóttir. He graduated in law from the University of Copenhagen in 1906. He was elected to Althingi and sat there in 1914–1919 and 1931–1932 for the Independence party. He was Minister of Education and Justice in Björn Þórðarson's cabinet from 1942 to 1944. He was professor of law at the University of Iceland from 1911 to 1915 and again after leaving office as Minister for Iceland from 1917 to 1922. He was a Supreme Court Judge in 1932–1942 and again in 1944–1945. He was Rector of the University of Iceland in 1918–1919 and 1929–1930. For a short time he was father-in-law to Halldór Laxness. He was editor of ''Ísafold'' and ''Morgunblaðið'' in 1919–1920. Death Einar died around noon on 29 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 Establishments In Iceland
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Historical Societies
This is a partial List of historical and heritage societies from around the world. The sections provided are not mutually exclusive. Many historical societies websites are their museums' websites. List is organized by location and later by specialization. International societies Global *International Committee of Historical Sciences * International Council on ArchivesInternational Historical Club, IHC*Medieval Chronicle Society *Comité International d'Histoire de l'Art * International Economic History Association * International Social History Association *International Association for the History of Religions *International Intelligence History Association *International Water History Association *International Students of History Association *International Big History Association *Haitian American Historical Society * the Theosophical Society Supra-national *Archives and Records Association (covers United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland) *Western History Association *Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organizations Established In 1902
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