Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson
Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson in the early 1900s.
Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson.
BornJóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson
(1882-02-02)2 February 1882
Reykjavík, Iceland
Died20 May 1906(1906-05-20) (aged 24)
Reykjavík, Iceland
OccupationPoet, writer
LanguageIcelandic
NationalityIcelandic
Alma materMenntaskólinn í Reykjavík
Period19031906
GenreNew 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]

References

  1. "Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson". lestu.is. Lestu. Retrieved 20 January 2014. (in Icelandic)


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