Axel Sveinsson
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BornApril 3, 1896
Bergsholti in Staðarveit, Snaefellsnessyslu
DiedAugust 12, 1957 (aged 61)
KnownforLighthouse Designs
Spouses
- Aðalbjorg Sigurbjornsdottir,
- Guðrun Olafia Sigurðardottir,
- Oddny Lára Emilia Petursdóttir,
Axel Sveinsson | |
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| Born | April 3, 1896 Bergsholti in Staðarveit, Snaefellsnessyslu |
| Died | August 12, 1957 (aged 61) |
| Known for | Lighthouse Designs |
| Spouses |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Civil engineer |
Axel Sveinsson (3 April 1896 – 12 August 1957)[1] was an Icelandic civil engineer. He received his engineering degree in Copenhagen in 1927.[2]
He is known for having designed several lighthouses in Iceland;[3][4] these include the lighthouses at Hólmsberg,[3] Garðskagi,[5] Þrídrangar[6] and Knarrarós.[7] A postage stamp depicting the Vattarnes lighthouse at Reyðarfjörður, which Axel designed, was issued in 2013.[8]
