1819 in Iceland

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Events in the year 1819 in Iceland .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick VI ^[1]
• Governor of Iceland: Ehrenreich Christopher Ludvig Moltke ^[2]

Events

• Ehrenreich Christopher Ludvig Moltke takes over the role of Governor of Iceland, replacing Johan Carl Thuerecht von Castenschiold. ^[3]
• Printing of Klausturpósturinn, Iceland's first monthly publication moves moves from Beitistaðir to the Viðey printing house. ^[4]

Jón Árnason (17 August 1819 – 4 September 1888)

Births

• August 17: Jón Árnason, author ^[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. Thrige, Sören Bloch (1889). Danmarks historie i vort aarhundrede. Fremstillet (in Danish). J. H. Schubothes boghandel.
4. Hermannsson, Halldór (1918). The Periodical Literature of Iceland Down to the Year 1874: An Historical Sketch. Cornell university library. ISBN   978-0-527-00341-8.
5. Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-06-26.