Axel Sveinsson
Born(1896-04-03)April 3, 1896
Bergsholti in Staðarveit, Snaefellsnessyslu
DiedAugust 12, 1957(1957-08-12) (aged 61)
NationalityIcelandic
Known forLighthouse Designs
Spouses
  • Aðalbjorg Sigurbjornsdottir,
  • Guðrun Olafia Sigurðardottir,
  • Oddny Lára Emilia Petursdóttir,
Scientific career
FieldsCivil Engineer

Axel Sveinsson (3 April 1896 - 12 August 1957)[1] was an Icelandic civil engineer. He received his engineering degree in Copenhagen in 1927.[2] He is noted for having designed several lighthouses in Iceland;[3][4] these include the lighthouses at Hólmsbergsviti,[3] Garðskagi,[5] Þrídrangaviti[6] and Knarrarós.[7] A postage stamp depicting the Vattarnes lighthouse at Reyðarfjörður, which was designed by Axel, was issued in 2013.[8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Information about Axel Sveinsson Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  2. ↑ Obituary Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  3. 1 2 View Attraction - Hólmsbergsviti Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  4. ↑ AFREKSVERK FRÁ LIÐINNI ÖLD Retrieved 2102-06-21
  5. ↑ Visit Reykjanes Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  6. ↑ Þrídrangaviti - Heimaslod Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  7. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Iceland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  8. ↑ Iceland – Lighthouses III Retrieved 2014-07-10.


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