Axel Sveinsson
Axel Sveinsson | |
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| Born | April 3, 1896 Bergsholti in Staðarveit, Snaefellsnessyslu |
| Died | August 12, 1957 (aged 61) |
| Known for | Lighthouse Designs |
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| Fields | Civil engineer |
Axel Sveinsson (3 April 1896 – 12 August 1957)[1] was an Icelandic civil engineer. He received his engineering degree in Copenhagen in 1927.[2]
He is known for having designed several lighthouses in Iceland;[3][4] these include the lighthouses at Hólmsberg,[3] Garðskagi,[5] Þrídrangar[6] and Knarrarós.[7] A postage stamp depicting the Vattarnes lighthouse at Reyðarfjörður, which Axel designed, was issued in 2013.[8]
Notes
- ^ "Delano Calvin Sveinsson:Information about Axel Sveinsson". www.genealogy.com. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
- ^ "Axel Sveinsson yfirverkfræðingur látinn" [Head civil engineer Axel Sveinsson dead]. Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). Vol. 22, no. 177. 1957-08-13. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
- ^ a b "Hólmsbergsviti". www.visitreykjanes.is. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
- ^ Sigurðsson, Gísla (2002-08-24). "AFREKSVERK FRÁ LIÐINNI ÖLD" [Works from the last century]. www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
- ^ Iceland, Visit Reykjanes. "The Lighthouse on Gardskagi". Visit Reykjanes Iceland. Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
- ^ "Þrídrangaviti - Heimaslóð". www.heimaslod.is. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Iceland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ "Iceland – Lighthouses III | SEPAC Stamps". SEPAC. Archived from the original on 2025-08-03. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
