Þórbergur Þórðarson, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Þórbergur Þórðarson

Icelandic writer

Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1888

Date of Death: 12-Nov-1974

Profession: writer, poet, Esperantist

Nationality: Iceland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Þórbergur Þórðarson (Thorbergur Thordarson) (Hali í Suðursveit, 12 March 1888/1889 – Reykjavík, 12 November 1974) was an Icelandic author and Esperantist. An ironist, satirist, volatile critic, and ground-breaking achiever in experimental auto-fiction, Þórbergur arguably remains among Iceland's most beloved 20th century authors. Þórbergur was an autodidact.
As recounted in his largely autobiographical works, Íslenzkur aðall (1938) and Ofvitinn (1940), Þórbergur lived in poverty for much of his youth and early adulthood and could not afford secondary or higher education.