- Jón Thoroddsen elder
Jón Thoroddsen elder (
October 5 ,1818 or 1819 –March 8 ,1868 ) was anIceland icauthor .His novels "
Piltur og Stúlka " ("Boy and Girl") and "Maður og Kona " ("Man and Woman") mark the beginning of the modern Icelandic novel. His son,Þorvaldur Thoroddsen , became a well-known scientist.References
* "Sýnisbók íslenskra bókmennta frá 1550 til 1900", Kristján Eiríksson tók saman, Reykjavík 2003.
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