Jón Thoroddsen
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Jón Thoroddsen may refer to:
- Jón Thoroddsen elderJón Thoroddsen elderJón Thoroddsen elder was an Icelandic author.His novels Piltur og Stúlka and Maður og Kona mark the beginning of the modern Icelandic novel. His son, Þorvaldur Thoroddsen, became a well-known scientist.-In English:* Lad and Lass, a Story of Life in Iceland , trans...
(c. 1818–1868) - Jón Thoroddsen juniorJón Thoroddsen juniorJón Skúlason Thoroddsen was an Icelandic author. He was born in Breiðabólstaður á Skógarströnd. His parents were sýslumaður Skúli Thoroddsen and his wife Theodora Guðmundsdóttir, who was a priest. After high school he studied law. In 1922, he published two books: Maria Magdalena and Flugur...
(1898–1924)