Hrafn Jökulsson (1 November 1965 – 17 September 2022) was an Icelandic writer, journalist, politician and competitive chess player. He was best known for his writing, both as a writer and a journalist. He started working at
Tíminn at the age of fifteen and later held the position of editor of
Alþýðublaðið and Mannlíf. He was a deputy member of
Alþingi
The Alþingi (''general meeting'' in Icelandic, , anglicised as ' or ') is the supreme national parliament of Iceland. It is one of the oldest surviving parliaments in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ("thing fields" or "assembly ...
in 1995 for the
Social Democratic Party. In 1998, he was one of the founders and later chairman of the ''Skákfélagið Hrókurinn'', a competitive chess club.
Personal life
Hrafn was the son of journalist Jóhanna Kristjónsdóttir and writer Jökull Jakobsson. Among his siblings were writers
Elísabet Jökulsdóttir
Elísabet Kristín Jökulsdóttir is an Icelandic author and journalist born in Reykjavík on 16 April 1958. She lived in Greece for a year in her youth and had a variety of jobs before writing. Her first book of poems came out in 1989. She has w ...
and Illugi Jökulsson.
In 2022, Hrafn was diagnosed with a
fourth stage cancer. On 22 August, he married Oddný Halldórsdóttir.
He died from the illness on 17 September 2022, at the age of 56.
Bibliography
*1991: ''Húsinu fylgdu tveir kettir''
*1993: ''Þegar hendur okkar snertast''
*1999: ''Miklu meira en mest''
*2007: ''Þar sem vegurinn endar''
References
External links
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Alþingi
The Alþingi (''general meeting'' in Icelandic, , anglicised as ' or ') is the supreme national parliament of Iceland. It is one of the oldest surviving parliaments in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ("thing fields" or "assembly ...
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1965 births
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Hrafn Jökulsson
Hrafn Jökulsson (1 November 1965 – 17 September 2022) was an Icelandic writer, journalist, politician and competitive chess player. He was best known for his writing, both as a writer and a journalist. He started working at Tíminn at the age ...
Hrafn Jökulsson
Hrafn Jökulsson (1 November 1965 – 17 September 2022) was an Icelandic writer, journalist, politician and competitive chess player. He was best known for his writing, both as a writer and a journalist. He started working at Tíminn at the age ...
Hrafn Jökulsson
Hrafn Jökulsson (1 November 1965 – 17 September 2022) was an Icelandic writer, journalist, politician and competitive chess player. He was best known for his writing, both as a writer and a journalist. He started working at Tíminn at the age ...
Hrafn Jökulsson
Hrafn Jökulsson (1 November 1965 – 17 September 2022) was an Icelandic writer, journalist, politician and competitive chess player. He was best known for his writing, both as a writer and a journalist. He started working at Tíminn at the age ...
Hrafn Jökulsson
Hrafn Jökulsson (1 November 1965 – 17 September 2022) was an Icelandic writer, journalist, politician and competitive chess player. He was best known for his writing, both as a writer and a journalist. He started working at Tíminn at the age ...
Hrafn Jökulsson
Hrafn Jökulsson (1 November 1965 – 17 September 2022) was an Icelandic writer, journalist, politician and competitive chess player. He was best known for his writing, both as a writer and a journalist. He started working at Tíminn at the age ...
Hrafn Jökulsson
Hrafn Jökulsson (1 November 1965 – 17 September 2022) was an Icelandic writer, journalist, politician and competitive chess player. He was best known for his writing, both as a writer and a journalist. He started working at Tíminn at the age ...
21st-century Icelandic sportsmen