Background
Gylfason, Thorsteinn was born on August 12, 1942 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Son of Gylfi Thorsteinn and Gudrun (Vilmundardottir) Gislason.
Gylfason, Thorsteinn was born on August 12, 1942 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Son of Gylfi Thorsteinn and Gudrun (Vilmundardottir) Gislason.
Student art, Menntaskolinn, Reykjavik, 1961; Bachelor with honors, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1965; postgraduate, Magdalen College, University of Oxford, England, 1965-1968, 70-71.
Lecturer, U. Iceland, Reykjavik, 1971-1983; reader, U. Iceland, 1983-1989; professor, U. Iceland, since 1989; director Institute Philosophy, U. Iceland, 1983-1991. Editor Laerdomsrit Bokmenntafelagsins, 1970-1997, Philosophia Islandica, 1982-1997.
Secretary board Icelandic Opera, Reykjavik, since 1980. Member Icelandic Union of Journalists (chairman ethical council since 1993), Phi Beta Kappa.