J n Sigur sson

Jón Sigurðsson (June 17, 1811 – December 7, 1879) was the leader of the 19th-century Icelandic independence movement.

He is often referred to as President since he served as President of the Icelandic Literary Society (Hið íslenzka bókmenntafélag) for decades. He is currently pictured on Iceland's 500 krónur bill, and has been honoured on Icelandic postage stamps on the centenaries of his birth and death, the 150th anniversary of his birth, and on the creation of the Republic of Iceland (on his 133rd birthday).

External links

• Jón Sigurðsson of Iceland (in English) (http://www.hrafnseyri.is/jonsig_e.phtml)
• Jónshús (in Icelandic) (http://www.jonshus.dk/jonsigurdsson)
• Hið íslenzka bókmenntafélag (in English) (http://www.hib.is/english/menu.html)

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