1818 in Iceland

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Events in the year 1818 in Iceland .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick VI ^[1]
• Governor of Iceland: Johan Carl Thuerecht von Castenschiold ^[2]

Events

• Landsbókasafn Íslands, the former National Library of Iceland is established at the instigation of Danish antiquarian Carl Christian Rafn and the Icelandic Literary Society. ^[3]
• Klausturpósturinn , the first monthly publication to be published in the Icelandic language begins printing at Beitistaðir. ^[4]

Jón Thoroddsen elder (October 5, 1818 – March 8, 1868)

Births

• Jón Thoroddsen elder, poet. ^[5]

References

1. "Frederik 6. | lex.dk". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
2. bókmenntafélag, Íslenska (1904). Tímarit (in Icelandic).
3. Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Bækur.is". baekur.is. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
4. Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-06-18.
5. Krueger, Marcel (2020-03-19). Iceland: A Literary Guide for Travellers. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN   978-1-78672-572-1.