Background
Kristmannsson, Gauti was born on September 12, 1960 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Son of Kristmann Eiðsson and Kristín Þorsteinsdóttir.
Kristmannsson, Gauti was born on September 12, 1960 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Son of Kristmann Eiðsson and Kristín Þorsteinsdóttir.
Bachelor in English, University Iceland, Reykjavík, 1987. Master of Science, University Edinburgh, 1991. Doctor of Philosophy Summa Cum Laude, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, 2001.
Sch teacher Laugabakkaskóli, Laugabakki, Iceland, 1982—1984. Private practice Reykjavík, Iceland, since 1980. Instructor University Mainz, Germany, 1994—2000.
Director, translation center University Iceland, Reykjavik, since 2001.
Chairman Icelandic Association Translators and Interpreters, Reykjavík, 2004—2009. Member of Eighteenth Century Scottish Studies Society.
Married Sabine Leskopf, July 31, 1993. Children: Fjóla Gautadóttir, Jakob Gautason, Selma Gautadóttir.