Hördur Kristinsson

Background

Kristinsson, Hördur was born on November 29, 1937 in Akureyri, Iceland. Son of Kristinn Sigmundsson and Ingveldur Hallmundsdóttir.

Education

D. Natural Sciences, University Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany, 1966.

Career

Research associate, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1966-1970; botanist, Akureyri (Iceland) Museum National History, 1970-1973; director, Akureyri (Iceland) Museum National History, 1973-1977, since 1987; professor botany, U. Iceland, Reykjavik, 1977-1987.

Achievements

• Hördur Kristinsson has been listed as a noteworthy botanist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Flowering Plants and Ferns of Iceland
  • A Guide to the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Iceland

Connections

Married Anna Maria, June 1, 1964 (divorced 1977). Children: Fanney, Inga Björk. Married Sigrun Sigurdardóttir, September 22, 1988.

Father:

Kristinn Sigmundsson

Mother:

Ingveldur Hallmundsdóttir

Spouse:

Sigrun Sigurdardóttir

Spouse:

Anna Maria

child:

Fanney Kristinsson

child:

Inga Björk Kristinsson