Pétur Jens Thorsteinsson (4 June 1854 – 27 July 1929) was an Icelandic businessman, merchant and entrepreneur. He was one of the key founders of

Milljónarfélagið Milljónarfélagið was a fishing company, officially named P.J. Thorsteinsson & Co., which was based on the island of Viðey and ran from 1907 to 1914. Viðey was chosen as the main centre for the company because the nearby Reykjavík at the time ...

along with

Thor Jensen Thor Jensen (4 June 1889 – 9 December 1976) was a Norwegian gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The mov ...

Family

Pétur was married to Ásthildur Guðmundsdóttir. Their children include artist

Muggur Guðmundur Pétursson Thorsteinsson (5 September 1891, Bíldudalur – 27 July 1924, Søllerød), better known as Muggur, was an Icelandic painter, graphic artist, author and film actor. Biography Muggur was born in Bíldudalur, Iceland. His fa ...

and footballers

Samuel Thorsteinsson Samúel Pétursson Thorsteinsson (1 January 1893 – 25 November 1956) was an Icelandic footballer and a physician. He played in seven matches for the Denmark national team in 1918 and 1919. Playing the right outside forward position, he ...

Gunnar Thorsteinsson Gunnar Pétursson Thorsteinsson (26 June 1894 – 5 March 1921) was an Icelandic footballer. He is considered one of Iceland's first great footballers. Early life and family Gunnar was the son of the entrepreneur Pétur J. Thorsteinsson and Ás ...

and

Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson Pétursson (28 August 1895 – 13 April 1967) was an Icelandic footballer, coach and former chairman of Fram. He is considered one of Iceland's first great footballers. Early life and family Friðþjófur was the son ...

References

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