Vésteinn Ólason

Background

Ólason, Vésteinn was born on February 14, 1939 in Höfn, A-Skaft, Iceland. Son of ÓLi Kristján and Adalbjorg (Gudmundsdottir) Gudbrandsson.

Education

Master of Arts, University Iceland, Reykjavik, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iceland, Reykjavik, 1983.

Career

Lecturer, U. Copenhagen, Denmark, 1968-1972; lecturer, U. Iceland, 1972-1978; university lecturer, U. Iceland, 1978-1985; professor, U. Oslo professor, U. Oslo, Norway, 1985-1991; professor, U. Iceland, since 1991. Visiting professor University of California, Berkeley, 1988-1989.

Achievements

• Vésteinn Ólason has been listed as a noteworthy Literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • The traditional ballads of Iceland : historical studies

Membership

Member Icelandic Academy of Sciences.

Connections

Son of ÓLi Kristján and Adalbjorg (Gudmundsdottir) Gudbrandsson. M.Unnur Alexandra Jónsdóttir, December 31, 1960. Children: Thora, Ari.