Kristján Eldjárn

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Dr. Kristján Eldjárn (6 December 1916 – 14 September 1982) was the third President of Iceland from 1968 to 1980.His parents were Þórarinn Kr. Eldjárn a teacher in Tjörn and Sigrún Sigurhjartardóttir. He graduated in archaeology from the University of Copenhagen and taught at the University of Iceland. In 1957 he was awarded a doctorate for his research into pagan burials in Iceland.

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active years end date

1980-08-01

active years start date

1968-08-01

alma mater

University of Iceland, University of Copenhagen

birth date

1916-12-06

birth place

Svarfaðardalur, Tj%C3%B6rn_%C3%AD_Svarfa%C3%B0ardal

death date

1982-09-14

death place

Reykjavík

order in office

3rd President of Iceland

prime minister

Benedikt Gröndal, Ólafur Jóhannesson, Bjarni Benediktsson, Geir Hallgrímsson, Gunnar Thoroddsen, Jóhann Hafstein

profession

Curator

spouse

Halldóra Eldjárn

successor

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir