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Jökull - 01.12.1993, Qupperneq 72
FLOSIBJÖRNSSON, 13 Dec. 1906 - 22 May 1993 An Appreciation Flosi Björnsson I write in appreciation of Flosi Bjömsson, as one of the many scientists who visited Öræfi and benefited from his knowledge and the warm hospitality which he and his family showed so readily to visitors. I first met him in 1970 when making a reconnaissance visit to Breiðamerkurjökull in preparation for a pro- gramme of glaciological work. I had been told that he had a fund of knowledge from which I might learn, and recall standing with him outside his door in light rain for two hours whilst I was introduced, with in- creasing fascination, to the view of the world from Kvísker: on the character of the Icelandic weather; on the natural history of the region; on the vagaries of the North Atlantic cod; on the settlement of Öræfi; on the plumbing of volcanoes, and on the Vietnam war. Though he had used his English very little, its clarity and elegance was extraordinary. It was as if Charles Dickens was standing behind him and handing him a carefully composed script. He would determine what he wanted to say, compose a pithy sentence, and de- liver it in the lilting tones of Öræfi. Silence would then ensue until he had more to say. Though the na- tive speaker, my gabbling haste compared ill with his measured and elegant delivery. One learned to mea- sure onef s speech more, and to appreciate the role of silence in conversation. There is too ready an assumption amongst experts that it is for us to opinionate and for others to listen. Flosi Björnsson was a representative of a culture of learning and study, used to observing events in the life of the dramatic natural environment around him, and to draw his own conclusions based on his expe- rience and his studies. He could readily recall the precise date and nature of this flood, that glacial ad- vance or meteorological event, and speculate on pos- sible causes with a simple logic that demanded re- spect and revealed strong insight. Moreover, if there was a problem which he felt he could do more jus- tice to than in a brief conversation, it was not unusual for him to write, many months later, after consult- ing his notes and books, and discussing with other members of his family or people in the region. I recall, for instance, a letter he wrote, reconstructing with forensic care, from parish records and from his, 70 JÖKULL,No.43,1993
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Jökull

Subtitle:
Ársrit Jöklarannsóknarfélags Íslands og Jarðfræðafélags Íslands
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ISSN:
0449-0576
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Volumes:
72
Issues:
73
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Published:
1951-present
Available till:
2023
Locations:
Editor:
Jón Eyþórsson (1952-1967)
Sigurður Þórarinsson (1957-1982)
Guðmundur Pálmason (1965-1976)
Sveinbjörn Björnsson (1967-1976)
Helgi Björnsson (1983-1985)
Leó Kristjánsson (1983-1985)
Ólafur G. Flóvenz (1986-1987)
Tómas Jóhannesson (1988-1989)
Helgi Björnsson (1990-1993)
Leó Kristjánsson (1990-1993)
Áslaug Geirsdóttir (1994-2007)
Tómas Jóhannesson (1998-1998)
Bryndís Brandsdóttir (1998-2007)
Halldór Gíslason (2002-2003)
Snævarr Guðmundsson (2006-2007)
Freysteinn Sigmundsson (2008-2008)
Leifur A. Símonarson (2008-2008)
Olgeir Sigmarsson (2008-2008)
Ívar Örn Benediktsson (2012-2012)
Helgi Björnsson (2012-2012)
Guðrún Larsen (2012-2012)
Olgeir Sigmarsson (2012-2012)
Bryndís Brandsdóttir (2013-2016)
Snævarr Guðmundsson (2013-2016)
Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson (2013-2016)
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Reykjavík Jöklarannsóknafélag Íslands Jarðfræðafélag Íslands 1951-.

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