Konráð Gíslason

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Konráð.
Konráð Gíslason
no later than 1891
Born
Konráð Gíslason

(1808-07-03)July 3, 1808
Langamýri, Skagafjörður, Iceland
DiedJanuary 4, 1891(1891-01-04) (aged 82)
Copenhagen, Denmark
OccupationsGrammarian, philologist
Known forMember of the Fjölnismenn; pioneer of Icelandic philology

Konráð Gíslason (3 July 1808 – 4 January 1891) was an Icelandic grammarian and philologist, and one of the Fjölnismenn, a group of Icelandic intellectuals who spearheaded the revival of Icelandic national consciousness in the 19th century. He was by royal appointment member of the 1849 Danish Constituent Assembly.

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