Sigurður Einarsson í Holti
Sigurður Einarsson í Holti (born October 29, 1898 in Arngeirsstaðir í Fljótshlíð ; † February 23, 1967 in Holt ) was an Icelandic writer , politician and Evangelical Lutheran theologian .
Life
Sigurður was the son of a farmer. He studied theology in Reykjavík from 1922 to 1926 , then became a pastor and later a lecturer at the Icelandic School of Education . Because of his political positions, he was known as the "red pastor". In 1930 he published a volume of poetry with the title Hamar og sigð ( Hammer and Sickle ). Later he turned to social democracy . From 1934 to 1937 he was a member of the Icelandic parliament Althing for the Social Democratic Party of Iceland .
From 1937 to 1944 Sigurður was a lecturer at the University of Iceland . In 1946 he moved to Holt in the province of Suðurland , where he settled as a pastor.
Sigurður also translated several novels and worked as a news editor for the radio.
Works
- Hamar og sigð (1930)
- Líðandi stund (1938)
- Kvæði frá Holti (1961)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Ernst Walter: Einarsson, Sigurður. In: Meyers Taschenlexikon Northern European literatures . Leipzig 1978.
- ↑ Richard Beck: History of Icelandic poets, 1800-1940 . Cornell University Press, 1950. p. 172.
- ↑ a b Sigurður Einarsson on althingi.is.
- ↑ Sigurður Einarsson in the store norske leksikon .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sigurður Einarsson í Holti |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sigurdur Einarsson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic writer, politician and theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arngeirsstaðir í Fljótshlíð , Iceland |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1967 |
| Place of death | Holt , Iceland |