Jónas Hallgrímsson, Icelandic poet, author and naturalist (died 1845)

Jónas Hallgrímsson

Icelandic poet, author and naturalist

Jónas Hallgrímsson was an Icelandic poet, writer and naturalist. He was one of the founders of the Icelandic journal Fjölnir, which was first published in Copenhagen in 1835. The magazine was used by Jónas and his fellow Fjölnismenn to promote Icelandic nationalism, in the hope…