Background
Sigurdsson, Haraldur was born on May 31, 1939 in Stykkisholmur, Snaefellsnes, Iceland. Son of Sigurdur and Anna (Oddsdottir) Steinthorsson. came to the United States, 1974.
Oceanography educator researcher
Sigurdsson, Haraldur was born on May 31, 1939 in Stykkisholmur, Snaefellsnes, Iceland. Son of Sigurdur and Anna (Oddsdottir) Steinthorsson. came to the United States, 1974.
Bachelor of Science in Geology, Queen's U., Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, Durham (England) University, 1970.
Geologist, University Research Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland, 1965-1967; volcanologist, U. West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, 1970-1974; associate professor oceanography, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, 1974-1980; professor, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, since 1980. Consultant United States State Department, 1979, 84, 86.
Fellow Icelandic Academy Science, Explorers Club. Member American Geophysical Union, International Association Volcanology and Chemistry of Earth's Interior, Glaciological Society Iceland.
Married Jean Marie Bloom;children: Bergljot, Ashildur.