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Kristján Eldjárn
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Icelandic politician, 3rd President of Iceland (1916-1982)
Key facts
- Prime minister
- Bjarni Benediktsson , Jóhann Hafstein , Ólafur Jóhannesson , Geir Hallgrímsson , Ólafur Jóhannesson , Benedikt Gröndal , Gunnar Thoroddsen
- Preceded by
- Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
- Succeeded by
- Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
- Born
- ( 1916-12-06 ) 6 December 1916, Tjörn, Svarfaðardal, Iceland
- Died
- 14 September 1982 (1982-09-14) (aged 65), Cleveland , Ohio, U.S.
- Spouse
- Halldóra Eldjárn
- Alma mater
- University of Copenhagen , University of Iceland
- Profession
- Teacher, curator
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kristján
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Iceland
- Place of death
- Cleveland
- Spouse
- Halldóra Eldjárn
- Occupation
- archaeologist
- Position held
- President of Iceland
- Educated at
- University of Iceland
- Employer
- University of Iceland
- Political party
- independent politician
- Languages spoken
- Icelandic
- Image
- Kristján Eldjárn (1982).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1916-12-06
- date of death
- 1982-09-14
- Commons category
- Kristján Eldjárn (president)
- name in native language
- Kristján Eldjárn
- birth name
- Kristján Eldjárn Þórarinsson Eldjárn
- cause of death
- cardiovascular disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Kristján Eldjárn ( Icelandic: [ˈkʰrɪstjaun ˈɛltjaurtn̥]; 6 December 1916 – 14 September 1982) was the third president of Iceland, serving from 1968 to 1980.
Biography
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