Jónas Kristjánsson, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Jónas Kristjánsson

Icelandic scholar

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1924

Date of Death: 07-Jun-2014

Profession: writer, historian, academic

Nationality: Iceland

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jónas Kristjánsson (10 April 1924 – 7 June 2014) was an Icelandic scholar and novelist, and one-time director of the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies.
In this position, he played a crucial role in the return of Icelandic manuscripts to Iceland from Denmark, representing Iceland in negotiations with the Danish authorities from 1972-86.