Icelandic Literary Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 19 (2007) Winner
Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson
トルステイン・トルステインソン
Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson
Aliases:
Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1880-04-05 （Brú in Biskupstungur, Árnessýsla）
- Died
- 1979-02-22 （Reykjavík） age 98
- Nationality
- Icelandic
- Languages
- Icelandic, Esperanto, Danish
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Brú in Biskupstungur → Reykjavík
Career
- Occupations
- economist, Director of the Icelandic Bureau of Statistics, Esperantist
- Active Years
- 1899-1979
- Affiliations
- Icelandic Department of Industry and Transportation, Department of Finance, Icelandic Bureau of Statistics, Commercial College of Iceland, University of Iceland
- Memberships
- Icelandic Association of Economists (founder and first president), Icelandic Esperanto Society, Samband íslenzkra esperantista, Linguistic Committee, Veteran Esperantist Club
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík | — | — | — | — | Iceland |
| University of Copenhagen | — | economics | Candid. Polit. | — | Denmark |
Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík
Year of Graduation:
1902
Country:
Iceland
University of Copenhagen
economics
Degree:
Candid. Polit.
Year of Graduation:
1906
Country:
Denmark
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Honorary Doctorate in Economics | — | — | University of Iceland | awarded |
| 1919 | Fellow of the Icelandic Academy of Sciences | — | — | Icelandic Academy of Sciences | awarded |
Honorary Doctorate in Economics
1946
Organization:
University of Iceland
Result:
awarded
Fellow of the Icelandic Academy of Sciences
1919
Organization:
Icelandic Academy of Sciences
Result:
awarded
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kenslubók í Esperantó: ásamt orðasafni með íslenskum þýðingum
1909 textbookThe first Icelandic textbook on Esperanto, a translation of Théophile Cart's L'Esperanto en dix leçons.
Bibliography
- Kenslubók í Esperantó: ásamt orðasafni með íslenskum þýðingum (1909)
- Island under og efter verdenskrigen: en økonomisk oversigt (1928)
- Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland in the World War (1930)
- Íslensk mannanöfn. Nafngjafir þriggja áratuga 1921-1950 (1960)
- Eitt tungumál fyrir allan heiminn (1966–67)
Legacy
Icelandic economist, director of the Icelandic Bureau of Statistics, and one of the first authorities on Esperanto in Iceland, author of the first Icelandic Esperanto textbook.
Academic Societies
- Icelandic Association of Economists
- Icelandic Literary Society
- Icelandic Esperanto Association
Trivia
- Cousin of the poet Tómas Guðmundsson.
- The fourth Icelander to major in economics.