Jón Helgason

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Jón.

Jón Helgason (June 30, 1899 - January 19, 1986) was an Icelandic philologist and poet. He was head of the Danish Árni Magnússon Institute from 1927 to 1971 and professor of Icelandic studies at the University of Copenhagen from 1929 to 1970. He made significant contributions to his field. As a poet he was not prolific but noted for his highly polished and effective traditional poetry. His best known poems are Áfangar and Í Árnasafni.

One of his discoveries at the institute is the pair of glossaries that are the only documentation on Basque-Icelandic pidgin.

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Höfundur: Jón Helgason

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 112753416 LCCN: n82123527 ISNI: 0000 0001 2148 1163 GND: 119453770 SELIBR: 191858 BNF: cb12466407b

Persondata
Name	Jon Helgason
Alternative names
Short description	Icelandic writer
Date of birth	June 30, 1899
Place of birth
Date of death	January 19, 1986
Place of death

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