Bjarni Pálsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Bjarni.
Bjarni Pálsson
Born(1719-05-17)17 May 1719
Eyjafjörður, Iceland, Denmark–Norway
Died8 September 1779(1779-09-08) (aged 60)
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
SpouseRannveig Skúladóttir
Director of Health
In office
18 March 1760 – 1779
Succeeded byJón Sveinsson

Bjarni Pálsson (17 May 1719 - 8 September 1779) was an Icelandic medical doctor and naturalist. On 18 March 1760 he was named the first Director of Health in Iceland.

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