Stefansson

Stefansson

Stefansson or Stefánsson is a surname of Icelandic origin, meaning "son of Stefán". In Icelandic names, the name is not strictly a surname, but a patronymic. The name may refer to:
*Baldur R. Stefansson (1917–2002), Canadian agricultural scientist; known as the Father of Canola
*Davíð Stefánsson (1895–1964), Icelandic poet
*Hannes Stefansson (b. 1972), Icelandic chess grand master
*Ívar Stefánsson (b. 1927), Icelandic cross-country skiier
*Janne Stefansson (b. 1935), Swedish Olympic cross-country skiier
*Jón Arnór Stefánsson (b. 1982), Icelandic professional basketball player
*Jón Kalman Stefánsson (b. 1963), Icelandic author
*Kári Stefánsson (contemporary), Icelandic physician and professor of neurology; cofounder of deCODE Genetics
*Ólafur Stefánsson (b. 1973), Icelandic professional handball player
*Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894–1980), Icelandic politician; prime minister of Iceland 1947–49
*Stefán Karl Stefánsson (b. 1975), Icelandic film and stage actor
*Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879–1962), Canadian Arctic explorer and ethnologist


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  • Stefansson — Stefánsson oder Stefansson ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Davíð Stefánsson (1895–1964), isländischer Dichter Halldór Stefánsson (1892 1979), isländischer Schriftsteller Hannes Stefánsson (* 1972), isländischer Schachspieler Janne… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Stefánsson — ist ein patronymisch gebildeter isländischer Personenname mit der Bedeutung „Sohn des Stefán“. Die schwedische Form des gleichfalls patronymisch entstandenen Familiennamens ist Stefansson.[1] Namensträger Davíð Stefánsson (1895–1964),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Stefansson —   [ stefnsən], Vilhjalmur, kanadischer Polarforscher und Ethnologe, * Arnes (Manitoba) 3. 11. 1879, ✝ Hanover (New Hampshire) 26. 8. 1962; hat die Erforschung und Erschließung des arktischen Nordamerika entscheidend gefördert. Stefansson lebte… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Stefánsson —   [ stɛːfau̯nsɔn], Daviđ, isländischer Schriftsteller, * Fagriskógur 21. 1. 1895, ✝ Akureyri 1. 3. 1964; unternahm weite Reisen, u. a. nach Russland und Italien. Stefánsson gilt mit formal einfacher, dem Volkslied verpflichteter Lyrik als… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Stefansson — [stef′an sən] Vilhjalmur [vil′hyoul΄mər] 1879 1962; U.S. arctic explorer, born in Canada …   English World dictionary

  • Stefansson Island — NASA Bild von Stefansson Island Gewässer Viscount Melville Sund …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Stefansson Bay — (coord|67|20|S|59|8|E|) is a bay indenting the coast for 10 miles between Law Promontory and Fold Island. Mawson of the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) applied the name to a sweep of the coast west of Cape… …   Wikipedia

  • Stefansson Island — Infobox Islands name = Stefansson image caption = Stefansson Island and surrounding area image size = locator map custom = no native name = native name link = nickname = location = Northern Canada coordinates =… …   Wikipedia

  • Stefánsson, Vilhjálmur — Ste·fáns·son (stĕfʹən sən), Vilhjálmur. 1879 1962. Canadian born explorer and ethnologist who studied the language and culture of the Inuit and Eskimo. * * * ▪ Canadian polar explorer born , Nov. 3, 1879, Arnes, Man., Can. died Aug. 26, 1962,… …   Universalium

  • Stefánsson, Davíd — ▪ Icelandic author born January 21, 1895, Fagriskógur, Eyjafjördur, Iceland died March 1, 1964, Akureyri       Icelandic poet and novelist, best known as a poet of humanity.       Stefánsson came of a cultured yeoman family and was brought up… …   Universalium

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