Hermann Pálsson, 1921-2002

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Name (Latin)
Hermann Pálsson, 1921-2002
Other forms of name
Pálsson, Hermann, 1921-2002
Hermann Pálsson, 1921-
nne Pálsson, Hermann, 1921-
Date of birth
1921-05-26
Date of death
2002-08-11
Occupation
Scholars
Translators
Associated Language
ice
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 36913156
Wikidata: Q3089819
Library of congress: n 81092298
Sources of Information
  • Hrafnkel's saga and other Icelandic stories, 1971:t.p. (translated with an introduction by Hermann Pálsson)
  • Independent, Aug. 28, 2002, via WWW, May 27, 2011:(b. May 26, 1921; d. Aug. 11, 2002)
  • Úr hugmyndaheimi Hrafnkels sögu ... 1981:t.p. (Hermann Pálsson)
  • Wikipedia, German, via WWW, May 4, 2013(Hermann Pálsson; born 1921 on a farm near Blönduós; died 2002 in Bourgas, Bulgaria; Icelandic language scholar and translator of works of medieval Icelandic literature)
  • Hrafnkel's saga and other Icelandic stories, 1971.
  • His Úr hugmyndaheimi Hrafnkels sögu ... 1981:t.p. (Hermann Pálsson)

Wikipedia description:

Hermann Pálsson (26 May 1921 – 11 August 2002) was an Icelandic language scholar and translator, "one of the most distinguished scholars of Icelandic studies of his generation". Often working in collaboration with others such as Magnus Magnusson or Paul Edwards, he translated around 40 works of medieval Icelandic literature.

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