Jón Helgason
Jón Helgason (June 30, 1899 – January 19, 1986) was an Icelandic philologist and poet. He was head of the Danish Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies from 1927 to 1972 and professor of Icelandic studies at the University of Copenhagen from 1929 to 1969. He made significant contributions to his field.
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Jón Helgason
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- Born
- 1899. · Reykholt.
- Died
- 1986. · Copenhagen.
- Nationality
- Iceland.
- Occupation
- poet, philologist, writer, linguist and literary scholar.
- Fields
- philology and poetry.
- Education
- University of Copenhagen.
- Languages
- Icelandic.
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Jón Helgason (June 30, 1899 – January 19, 1986) was an Icelandic philologist and poet. He was head of the Danish Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies from 1927 to 1972 and professor of Icelandic studies at the University of Copenhagen from 1929 to 1969. He made significant contributions to his field.
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His best-known poems are Áfangar and Í Árnasafni. One of his discoveries at the institute is the pair of glossaries that are the only documentation on Basque–Icelandic pidgin. In 1923, he married Þórunn Ástriður Björnsdóttir (1895–1966) and in 1975 married Agnete Loth (1921-1990).
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1899
Jón Helgason born at Reykholt.
1924
Heiðreks saga. Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks konungs udgivet for Samfund til udgivelse af gammel nordisk litteratur ved Jón Helgason (1924) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1986
Jón Helgason died at Copenhagen.
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- 1.Schjørring, Jens Holger. Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Gyldendal. 3. 1979–1984.
- 2.Benediktsson, Jakob. Jón Helgason. Skírnir. 160. 5. 1986.
- 3.Amory, Frederic. The Poet in Jón Helgason. Scandinavian Studies. 70. 2. 209–232. 1998. 0036-5637.
- 4.Miglio, Viola Giulia. "Go shag a horse!": The 17th–18th Century Basque-Icelandic Glossaries Revisited. Journal of the North Atlantic. 1. 25–36. 2008. 1935-1933.
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Jón Helgason worked in philology and poetry. He was employed by University of Copenhagen. He belonged to Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. Recorded as poet, philologist, writer, linguist and literary scholar. Holdings and surviving copies.
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