Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson (2 February 1882 – 20 May 1906) was an Icelandic poet. A new

New Romantic New Romantic was an underground subculture movement that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The movement emerged from the nightclub scene in London and Birmingham at venues such as Billy's and The Blitz. The New Romantic mo ...

-style writer, Jóhann studied at the

Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík (MR; official name in English: Reykjavik College) is collegein Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík. The school traces its origin to 1056, when a school was established in Skálholt, and it remains one of the oldest ...

until 1903. In November 1905, Jóhann fell ill and was hospitalized. He died on 20 May 1906, aged 24, in Reykjavík.

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