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Icelandic politician (1944–2015)
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He held a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Cologne. He ran unsuccessfully for the chairmanship of the Independence Party at their national meeting in late June 2010 and received 30% of the vote.
He died in his home on 26 June 2015 after years of battling cancer.