Guðmundur Gíslason Hagalín
Guðmundur Gíslason Hagalín (born October 10, 1898 in Lokinhamrar in Arnarfjörður , † February 26, 1985 in Akranes ) was an Icelandic writer.
Life
He was born to a wealthy family of beach farmers in the far northwest of Iceland. After completing secondary school, he attended a high school in Reykjavík for a year and then worked as a deep sea fisherman. He has worked in various places as a journalist, editor, parliamentary secretary and postal worker. In Ísafjörður he worked from 1929 to 1946 as a librarian, teacher, editor and other professions. There he was also a city councilor. After 1946 he was resident again in different places.
He wrote various novels and short stories. The action is often set in the Icelandic Westfjords . He also wrote biographies of Icelandic personalities.
literature
- Editor: Bruno Kress , short biography Guðmundur Gíslason Hagalín in Erkundungen - 27 Icelandic storytellers , Verlag Volk und Welt Berlin 1980, page 274.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guðmundur Gíslason Hagalín |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lokinhamrar , Arnarfjörður |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 1985 |
| Place of death | Akranes |