Axel Sveinsson

Axel Sveinsson (3 April 1896 - 12 August 1957)[1] was a civil engineer, having received his engineering degree in Copenhagen in 1927.[2] He is noted for having designed several lighthouses in Iceland;[3][4] these include the lighthouses at Hólmsbergsviti,[3] Garðskagi,[5] Þrídrangaviti[6] and Knarrarós.[7] A postage stamp depicting the Vattarnes lighthouse at Reyðarfjörður, which was designed by Axel, was issued in 2013.[8]

Axel Sveinsson
Born(1896-04-03)April 3, 1896
Bergsholti in Staðarveit, Snaefellsnessyslu
DiedAugust 12, 1957(1957-08-12) (aged 61)
NationalityIcelandic
Known forLighthouse Designs
Spouse(s)Aðalbjorg Sigurbjornsdottir
Guðrun Olafia Sigurðardottir
Oddny Lára Emilia Petursdóttir
Scientific career
FieldsCivil Engineer
InfluencesGuðjón Samúelsson
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Axel.

Notes
  1. Information about Axel Sveinsson Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  2. Obituary Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  3. View Attraction - Hólmsbergsviti Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  4. AFREKSVERK FRÁ LIÐINNI ÖLD Retrieved 2102-06-21
  5. Visit Reykjanes Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  6. Þrídrangaviti - Heimaslod Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  7. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Iceland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  8. Iceland – Lighthouses III Retrieved 2014-07-10.


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