1859 in Iceland
Incumbents
- Monarch: Frederick VII of Denmark[1]
- Council President of Denmark: ) Carl Christian Hall (until 2 December 1859); Carl Edvard Rotwitt onwards
Events
- The Ørnen Corvette begins patrolling Icelandic waters.[2][3]
Births
- 6 January − Skúli Thoroddsen, judge and politician.[4]
- 16 January − Jón Magnússon, politician, and prime minister of Iceland.[5]
- 6 December − Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran, novelist, poet, playwright.[6]
References
- "838 (Salmonsens konversationsleksikon / Anden Udgave / Bind VIII: Fiévée—Friehling)". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- Archives, Danish National; Hansen, C. Rise (2011-10-18). Sources of the History of North Africa, Asia and Oceania in Denmark. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-097036-4.
- Geografisk tidskrift (in Danish). Selskabet. 1877.
- "Skúli Thoroddsen". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- "Einar Gísli Hjörleifsson Kvaran - Search Results". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
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