The Icelandic Canadian - 01.09.1968, Blaðsíða 11

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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Kristjan Eldjarn, President of Iceland
unobtrusive dignity as outstanding
personal traits.
The wife of the President, fru Hall-
ddra Ingdlfsdottir Eldjarn, is held in
high regard for her pleasing personal-
ity and intellectual endowments.
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Having pursued his academic studies
at the Universities of Copenhagen and
Iceland, Kristjan Eldjarn received his
M.A. degree from the University of
Iceland in 1944. In 1957 he was award-
ed the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
by the same university. In 1947 he was
appointed Curator of the National
Museum of Iceland. In addition to his
position as Curator of the Museum,
Dr. Eldjarn has served on numerous
boards and committees in the academic
and educational field. His most im-
portant publications are the following:
Rustirnar i Stong 1947, GengiS a reka,
tolf fornleifajaaettir 1948, Um Hola-
kirkju, 1950, KumI og haugfe ur heiS-
num si5 a tslandi (a doctoral dissert-