Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson Explained

Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson
Birth Name:Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson
Birth Date:2 February 1882
Birth Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Death Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Occupation:Poet, writer
Language:Icelandic
Nationality:Icelandic
Alma Mater:Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík
Period:1903 - 1906
Genre:New Romantic

Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson (2 February 1882  - 20 May 1906) was an Icelandic poet. A new New Romantic-style writer, Jóhann studied at the Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík until 1903. In November 1905, Jóhann fell ill and was hospitalized. He died on 20 May 1906, aged 24, in Reykjavík. [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson. lestu.is. Lestu. 20 January 2014.