Stefán Einarsson

Stefán Einarsson (born June 9, 1897 in Höskuldsstaðir , Breiðdalur ; † April 9, 1972 in Reykjavík ) was an Icelandic philologist .

Life

Stefán was the son of a farmer. He studied in Reykjavík , Helsinki and Oslo and in 1927 came to Baltimore as a research assistant at Johns Hopkins University . There he was appointed professor of Scandinavian philology in 1945. In 1962 he returned to Iceland, where he lived in Reykjavík until his death.

Stefán has authored several books, including a textbook on the Icelandic language and two English-language works on Icelandic literary history. He has also edited works by Icelandic writers and anthologies.

In 1939 he received the Knight's Cross of the Icelandic Order of Falcons . In 1954 he was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society .

Fonts (selection)

• Icelandic: grammar, texts, glossary (1945)
• History of Icelandic prose writers (1948)
• A History of Icelandic Literature (1957)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Ernst Walter: Einarsson, Stefán . In: Horst Bien (Hrsg.): Meyers Taschenlexikon Northern European Literatures . Leipzig 1978
2. ↑ ^{a b} Entry with short biography ( memento of the original from June 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the catalog of the Johns Hopkins University library 
3. ^ Member History: Stefán Einarsson. American Philosophical Society, accessed July 27, 2018 . 

Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .