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Ásdís Egilsdóttir
Ásdís Egilsdóttir (born 1946) is a former professor in the Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Iceland. Professional career Ásdís completed a BA degree in Icelandic, Library Science and French at the University of Iceland in 1970 and a Cand. mag. degree in Icelandic Literature in 1982. She worked at the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies during the period 1970–1989 and was furthermore a part-time lecturer at the University of Iceland until she was appointed Assistant Professor in Medieval Icelandic Literature in 1991. She was promoted to the position of Professor in 2009 and retired due to age at the end of October 2016. Ásdís's research spans a wide field within Icelandic medieval literature, but the main emphases in her research are Nordic hagiography, translations and vernacular texts, masculinity and gender, writing and reading and literacy in the Middle Ages and memory studies. A collection of her articles, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most list of countries and dependencies by population density, sparsely populated country. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents (excluding nearby towns/suburbs, which are separate municipalities). The official language of the country is Icelandic language, Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between Plate tectonics, tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruptions. The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many Glacial stream, glacial rivers flow to the sea through the Upland and lowland, lowlands. Iceland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professor Emerita
''Emeritus/Emerita'' () is an honorary title granted to someone who retirement, retires from a position of distinction, most commonly an academic faculty position, but is allowed to continue using the previous title, as in "professor emeritus". In some cases, the term is conferred automatically upon all persons who retire at a given rank, but in others, it remains a mark of distinguished performance (usually in the area of research) awarded selectively on retirement. It is also used when a person of distinction in a profession retires or hands over the position, enabling their former rank to be retained in their title. The term ''emeritus'' does not necessarily signify that a person has relinquished all the duties of their former position, and they may continue to exercise some of them. In descriptions of deceased professors emeriti listed at U.S. universities, the title ''emeritus'' is replaced by an indication of the years of their appointments, except in Obituary, obituaries, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Iceland
The University of Iceland ( ) is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern comprehensive university, providing instruction for about 14,000 students in twenty-five faculties. Teaching and research is conducted in social sciences, humanities, law, medicine, natural sciences, engineering and teacher education. It has a campus concentrated around ''Suðurgata'', a street in central Reykjavík, with additional facilities located in nearby areas as well as in the countryside. History The University of Iceland was founded by the on 17 June 1911, uniting three former post-secondary institutions: ''Prestaskólinn'', ''Læknaskólinn'' and ''Lagaskólinn'', which taught theology, medicine and law, respectively. The university originally had only faculties for these three fields, in addition to a faculty of humanities. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishops' Saga
The bishops' saga (Old Norse and modern Icelandic ''biskupasaga'', modern Icelandic plural ''biskupasögur'', Old Norse plural ''biskupasǫgur'') is a genre of medieval Icelandic sagas, mostly thirteenth- and earlier fourteenth-century prose histories dealing with bishops of Iceland's two medieval dioceses of Skálholt and Hólar. Sagas about Skálholt bishops * ''Hungrvaka'' (short biographies of the first five List of Skálholt bishops, bishops of Skálholt, 1056–1176) * ''Þorláks saga helga'' (three redactions, including the earliest of the ''biskupa sögur'') * ''Páls saga biskups'' (the saga of Þorlákr's successor Páll Jónsson, d. 1211) * ''Árna saga biskups'' (composed c. 1300 about Árni Þorláksson, d. 1298) Two ''Þáttr, þættir'' are also relevant: ''Ísleifs þáttr biskups'' and ''Jóns þáttr biskups Halldórssonar, Jóns þáttr Halldórssonar''. Sagas about Hólar bishops * ''Jóns saga helga'' (about Jón Ögmundsson, 1052–1121, in several differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungrvaka
''Hungrvaka'' ("Hunger-waker") is an Old Norse history of the first five bishops of Skálholt. The text covers the period from the formation of the Icelandic church to 1178. As the text refers to Saint Thorlak (acknowledged 1198), Jón Ögmundsson Jón Ögmundsson or Ögmundarson (; 1052–23 April 1121), also known as John of Hólar and St. Jón Ögmundarson or Ögmundsson (), was an Icelandic Catholic bishop. In 1106, the second Icelandic diocese, Hólar, was created in the north of Ice ... (acknowledged as a local Icelandic saint in 1200), and Gizzur Hallsson (died 1206), it was probably written in the first half of the thirteenth century. However, the manuscripts witnesses of the saga are all post-medieval, the earliest dating from 1601. Because of similarities in style it is assumed that the author of ''Hungrvaka'' wrote '' Páls saga biskups'' and may also have written passages of '' Þorláks saga helga.'' The reason for the book's title is given by the author in the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þorláks Saga Helga
''Þorláks saga helga'' (the saga of St Þorlákr) is a saga about Saint Þorlákr Þórhallsson (1133–93) and the main source of evidence for his life. Versions and attestations The earliest fragment of the saga is in Latin, surviving most importantly in AM 386 4to, whose first half seems, to judge by the script, to be from around 1200. This version was probably composed in association with the translation of Þorlákr's relics by his successor Páll Jónsson. The saga then survives in Old Norse in four related medieval versions, with the following primary manuscripts: * 1: Stockholm Perg. fol. 5 (mid C14) * 2: AM 382 4to (first half of C14) * 3: AM 209 fol. (C17); AM 219 fol. (end of C14); AM 379-80 4to (C17); AM 383 III-IV 4to (early C15); AM 388 4to (C17) * 4: AM 383 I 4to (mid-C13, fragment only) The material in these also overlaps with material in a number of miracle books. It is thought that we owe the vernacular saga to the same person who composed '' Hungrvaka'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páls Saga Biskups
''Páls saga biskups'' (The Saga of bishop Páll) is an Old Norse account of the life of Páll Jónsson, bishop of the Icelandic episcopal see Skálholt. The saga is recorded in three seventeenth century manuscripts and subsequent copies: Stock. Papp. 4to no 4., AM 204 fol., and AM 205 fol. In each of these manuscripts, ''Páls saga'' follows ''Hungrvaka'' and ''Þorláks saga helga''. All three manuscripts are of one version of the text, which is thought to be medieval. There are apparently no written sources of the text and it is likely that the author knew Páll Jónsson Páll Jónsson (, ; 1155 – November 29, 1211) was an Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman, who became the seventh bishop of Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic ... personally. Because of similarities in style, the author of ''Páls saga'' is thought to have also written ''Hungrvaka'' and passages of ''Þorláks saga helga'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryndís Benediktsdóttir
Bryndís Benediktsdóttir (born 1951) is a professor emerita in the faculty of medicine at the University of Iceland The University of Iceland ( ) is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern co .... Professional career Bryndís completed a matriculation examination from Reykjavik Junior College in 1971 and in the same year, began studying medicine at the University of Iceland. She completed a Cand. degree from the university in 1977 and pursued studies in general practice and internal medicine during the period 1979 to 1987 in Uppsala, Sweden. She received Specialist Rights in General Practice in Sweden 1984, in Iceland 1987 and European Specialist Rights in Sleep Medicine 2009. In June 1987, Bryndís began work as a specialist in general practice at the Garðabær Health Centre and worked there until 2019. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Births
1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1940s decade. Events January * January 6 – The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies of World War II recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 – Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Scholars
This is a list of notable people from Iceland, arranged in categories and ordered Icelandic orthography, alphabetically by first name, following the usual Icelandic name, naming conventions of Iceland. Business *Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, billionaire entrepreneur *Björgólfur Guðmundsson, former billionaire entrepreneur, father of Thor Björgólfsson (above) *Eggert Magnússon, businessman and former chairman of the Premier League, English Premiership football (soccer), football club West Ham United F.C., West Ham United *Hreiðar Már Sigurðsson, businessman *Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson, billionaire and founder of the Bónus supermarket and the Baugur Group *Magnús Þorsteinsson, businessman *Arnor Sighvatsson, economist Arts and culture Architects *Guðjón Samúelsson *Guðmundur Jónsson *Halldóra Briem *Högna Sigurðardóttir Authors *Arnaldur Indriðason, writer *Davíð Stefánsson, poet *Einar Benediktsson, writer, poet *Einar Kárason, writer *Einar Hjörlei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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