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Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson

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Icelandic poet (1882–1906) This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jóhann.
Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson
Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson in the early 1900s.Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson.
BornJóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson
(1882-02-02)2 February 1882
Reykjavík, Iceland
Died20 May 1906(1906-05-20) (aged 24)
Reykjavík, Iceland
OccupationPoet, writer
LanguageIcelandic
NationalityIcelandic
Alma materMenntaskólinn í Reykjavík
Period1903–1906
GenreNew Romantic

Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson (2 February 1882 – 20 May 1906) was an Icelandic poet. A new New Romantic-style writer, Jóhann studied at the Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík until 1903. In November 1905, Jóhann fell ill and was hospitalized. He died on 20 May 1906, aged 24, in Reykjavík.

References

  1. "Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson". lestu.is. Lestu. Retrieved 20 January 2014. (in Icelandic)


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