Background
Jonsson, Bjarni was born on February 15, 1920 in Draghals, Iceland. Son of Jon and Steinunn (Bjarnadottir) Petursson. came to the United States, 1941, naturalized, 1963.
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Jonsson, Bjarni was born on February 15, 1920 in Draghals, Iceland. Son of Jon and Steinunn (Bjarnadottir) Petursson. came to the United States, 1941, naturalized, 1963.
Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Berkeley, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1946.
Faculty, Brown U., 1946-1956; assistant professor, Brown U., 1948-1956; visiting professor, U. Iceland, 1954-1955; visiting associate professor, University of California at, Berkeley, 1955-1956; visiting professor, research mathematician, University of California, Berkeley, 1962-1963; faculty, University of Minnesota, 1956-1966; associate professor, University of Minnesota, 1956-1959; professor, University of Minnesota, 1959-1966; distinguished professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1966-1993; distinguished professor emeritus, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1993.
Member American Mathematics Society, Association for Symbolic Logic, American Association of University Professors.
Married Amy Sprague, December 16, 1950 (divorced 1967). Children: Eric M., Meryl S. Married Harriet Parkes, January 17, 1970.
Child, M. Kristin.