Jón Óskar
Jón Óskar (1921–1998) was an Icelandic linguist, translator and poet.
Also recorded as Jon Oskar · Jón Óskar Ásmundsson
Biography
Born at Akranes in 1921, died in Reykjavík in 1998.
The recorded working language is Icelandic.
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- Reykjavík
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Akranes
Birth place
Primary material
Documents and archives
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 173874754, Jón Óskar.
Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
reference work
- “Jón Óskar”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q5384731: Jón Óskar
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authority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 173874754, Jón Óskar.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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- Jón úr VörAuthor
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