Jónas Kristjánsson was an Icelandic scholar and novelist, and one-time director of the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies. In this position, he played a crucial role in the return of Icelandic manuscripts to Iceland from Denmark, representing Iceland in negotiations with the Danish authorities from 1972-86.
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Writers born in the 1920s 6
About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2014 · aged 90
Written about in
10 languages
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