Halldór Ásmundsson

Halldór Ásmundsson (c. 1600 – 1667/1668) was a 17th century Icelandic printer, responsible for the only printing press in Iceland from 1634 to 1666.[1] Halldór was an apprentice of the Hólar printer Brandur Jónsson. He moved to Germany and worked as a printer in Danzig for many years before returning to Iceland to lead the Hólar press, following the death of Brandur.[2][3] Halldór oversaw the Hólar press until shortly before he died "at an advanced age" at which point he was succeeded by the Dane Henrik Krúse.[3]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Halldór.

On 16 June 1644, Halldór completed the printing of the second translation of The Bible in Icelandic, known as Þorláksbiblía as it was prepared under the direction of Bishop Þorlákur Skúlason.[1][4][5]

References
  1. Kent, Allen; Lancour, Harold; Daily, Jay E. (1 January 1978). Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 23 - Poland: Libraries and Information Centers in to Printers and Printing. CRC Press. p. 433. ISBN 978-0-8247-2023-0.
  2. Haukur Már Haraldsson. "Upphaf prentunar á Íslandi" [Beginning of printing in Iceland] (in Icelandic). Reykjavík: Prentsögusetur. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. Halldór Hermannsson (1922). Icelandic Books of the Seventeenth Century, 1601-1700. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Library. p. xii. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  4. G.M. (October 1984). "Hóla-biblíurnar gömlu" [The Old Hóla Bilbe]. Prentarinn (in Icelandic). 4 (4): 18. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. Eftir Hjálmar Jónsson (12 December 2006). "Þorláksbiblía frá 1664 og kort keypt á uppboði" [Þorlák's Bible from 1664 and map purchased at auction]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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