Alexander Jóhannesson (1888-1965)

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Type of entity

Person

Authorized form of name

Alexander Jóhannesson (1888-1965)

Parallel form(s) of name

  • Alexander

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

  • Alexander Jóhannesson (1888-1965)

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Dates of existence

01.08.1889-07.06.1965

History

Alexander Jóhannesson, f. 15.07.1888 á Gili í Borgarsveit, d. 28.03.1934. Foreldrar: Jóhannes Davíð Ólafsson og Margrét Guðmundsdóttir. Alexander varð stúdent 1907, mag art í þýskum fræðum frá Kaupmannahöfn 1913 og doktor frá Halle í Þýskalandi 1915. Hann kenndi þýsku við Háskóla Íslands og jafnframt íslenska málfræði og germanska samanburðarmálfræði. Hann varð dósent 1926, prófessor 1930 og gegndi rektorsembætti 1932-1935, 1939-1942 og 1948-1954. Alexander átti mkinn þátt í að móta háskólahverfið sem formaður byggingarnefndar HÍ og sat einnig í ýmsum nefndum og ráðum. Hann skrifaði ýsmar bækur, bæði fræðirit og kennslubækur auk þess að skrifa um bókmenntir og þýða ljóð. Hann var mikill áhugamaður um flugmál og heitir flugvöllurinn við Sauðárkrók eftir honum.
Maki: Heba Geirsdóttir.

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Ísafjörður, Reykjavík

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Related entity

Margrét Guðmundsdóttir Johnson (1855-1918) (19.02.1855-30.07.1918)

Identifier of related entity

S00635

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Margrét Guðmundsdóttir Johnson (1855-1918)

is the parent of

Alexander Jóhannesson (1888-1965)

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Ólafur Jóhannsson (1885-1912) (23. nóvember 1885 - 19. maí 1912)

Identifier of related entity

S00637

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Ólafur Jóhannsson (1885-1912)

is the sibling of

Alexander Jóhannesson (1888-1965)

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Guðmundur Jóhannesson (1887-1961) (26. janúar 1887 - 6. desember 1961)

Identifier of related entity

S00637

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Guðmundur Jóhannesson (1887-1961)

is the sibling of

Alexander Jóhannesson (1888-1965)

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Valdimar Davíð Jóhannesson (1896-1960) (18. september 1896 - 8. mars 1960)

Identifier of related entity

S00637

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Valdimar Davíð Jóhannesson (1896-1960)

is the sibling of

Alexander Jóhannesson (1888-1965)

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Sigrún Jóhannesdóttir (1889-1934) (1. ágúst 1889 - 28. mars 1934)

Identifier of related entity

S00638

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Sigrún Jóhannesdóttir (1889-1934)

is the sibling of

Alexander Jóhannesson (1888-1965)

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Authority record identifier

S00639

Institution identifier

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Final

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Partial

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

07.04.2016 frumskráning í AtoM
04.09.2019 lagfæringar og viðbætur KSE

Language(s)

  • Icelandic

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Sources

Heimildir:
skag.æviskr.1890-1910 I bls. 112

https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1472908/

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