Matthías Þórðarson
Matthías Þórðarson (30 October 1877 – 29 December 1961) was the Icelandic State Antiquarian and Director of the National Museum of Iceland from 1908 to 1947.[1] He became president of the Icelandic Literary Society in 1946 and held the position for the rest of his life.[2][3][4] He designed the official flag of Iceland that was formally adopted in 1944.[5][6]
Bibliography
[edit]- Velkenshornet reliquiarium eller drikkehorn. 1917
- Fornleifar á Þingvelli: Búðir, lögrjetta og lögberg. 1922
- Íslenzkir listamenn. 1925[3]
- Havets rigdomme og deres udnyttelse. 1927.
- Síldarsaga íslands með ritgjörð um eðlishætti síldarinnar og skýrslum um síldarafla. 1930.
- The Vinland Voyages. 1930[3]
- Saga Alþingis. 1956.
References
[edit]- ^ "Matthías Þórðarson fyrrum þjóðminjavörður 1977-1961". Norræn Tíðindi (in Icelandic). 1962. Retrieved 8 January 2025 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ Objects in the archives: modern material culture and heritage in the North. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY: Routledge. 2025. ISBN 9781003350293.
- ^ a b c Dr. Matthías Þórðarson látinn, Morgunblaðið 30. desember 1961
- ^ Bragi Þorgrímur Ólafsson; Jökull Sævarsson (2016). "Hið íslenska bókmenntafélag 200 ára" (PDF). Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn (in Icelandic). p. 16. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "The Icelandic flag". Nordic Cooperation. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Saga fánans". Stjórnarráð Íslands (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- The Vinland Voyages
- Writings, via Hathitrust
- Writings, via Handrit.is
- Tveir heiðursdoktorar útnefndir við heimspekideild háskólans - Matthías Þórðarson fyrrv. þjóðminjavörður og Haakon Shetelig prófessor í Bergen, Morgunblaðið, 24 February 1952
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