Vilhjálmur Finsen
Vilhjálmur Finsen (born November 7, 1883 , † October 11, 1960 ) was an Icelandic journalist and diplomat .
Finsen founded the daily Morgunblaðið in 1913 . After the establishment of diplomatic relations between Iceland and the Federal Republic of Germany, he was the first envoy of the Republic of Iceland in Bonn from 1952 to 1955 .
Honors
- 1944: Commander with Star of the Order of the Falcons
- 1955: Large Cross of Merit with Star and Shoulder Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1955: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
literature
- Tobias C. Bringmann : Handbuch der Diplomatie, 1815-1963: Foreign Heads of Mission in Germany and German Heads of Mission Abroad from Metternich to Adenauer , Walter de Gruyter, 2001
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vilhjálmur Finsen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1883 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 1960 |