Sveinbjörn Egilsson

1791 – 1852 Iceland

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Who was Sveinbjörn Egilsson?

Icelandic poet (1791-1852)

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Sveinbjörn Egilsson (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born

February 24, 1791

Njarðvík

Died

1852

Reykjavík

Nationality

Zodiac Sign

Pisces

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