Axel Sveinsson Explained
| Axel Sveinsson |
| Birth Date: | 3 April 1896 |
| Birth Place: | Bergsholti in Staðarveit, Snaefellsnessyslu |
| Nationality: | Icelandic |
| Fields: | Civil Engineer |
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| Known For: | Lighthouse Designs |
| Spouses: | - Aðalbjorg Sigurbjornsdottir,
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Axel Sveinsson (3 April 1896 - 12 August 1957)[1] was an Icelandic civil engineer. He received his engineering degree in Copenhagen in 1927.[2] He is noted for having designed several lighthouses in Iceland;[3] [4] these include the lighthouses at Hólmsbergsviti, Garðskagi,[5] Þrídrangaviti[6] and Knarrarós.[7] A postage stamp depicting the Vattarnes lighthouse at Reyðarfjörður, which was designed by Axel, was issued in 2013.[8]
Notes and References
- http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/v/e/Delano-Calvin-Sveinsson-AB/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0200.html Information about Axel Sveinsson
- http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=215941&lang=gl Obituary
- http://www.visitreykjanes.is/WhattoSeeDo/ViewAttraction/holmsbergsviti View Attraction - Hólmsbergsviti
- http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/684269/ AFREKSVERK FRÁ LIÐINNI ÖLD
- http://www.visitreykjanes.is/en/what-to-see-do/reykjanes-geopark/geosites/index/place/the-lighthouse-on-gardskagi Visit Reykjanes
- http://www.heimaslod.is/index.php/%C3%9Er%C3%ADdrangaviti Þrídrangaviti - Heimaslod
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- http://www.sepacstamps.eu/iceland-lighthouses-iii/ Iceland – Lighthouses III
