Brynjólfur Pétursson. Life and work # 73210
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Brynjólfur Pétursson. Life and work. Compiled by Aðalgeir Kristjánsson.
Brynjólfur was born in Víðivellir in Skagafjörður and was one of the well-known Víðivellar Brothers, sons of Provost Pétur Pétursson and his second wife, Bishop Þóra Brynjólfsdóttir Halldórsson, the others being Jón Pétursson, Chief Justice, and Bishop Pétur Pétursson. He graduated from Bessastaðaskóli in 1828 and completed his law degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1837. He then began working in the Rentukammer (Danish Ministry of Finance), was the head of the Icelandic government office in Copenhagen from the end of the monarchy in 1848 until his death, and represented Iceland at the Danish Constitutional Assembly in 1848-1849.
During his student years, Brynjólfur was one of the Fjölnism members, along with Jónas Hallgrímsson, Konráð Gíslason, and Tómas Sæmundsson. He was on the board of the Hafnardeildar of the Icelandic Literary Society and its president from 1848-1851.
He died in Denmark in his late forties, unmarried and childless.
Brynjólfur was born in Víðivellir in Skagafjörður and was one of the well-known Víðivellar Brothers, sons of Provost Pétur Pétursson and his second wife, Bishop Þóra Brynjólfsdóttir Halldórsson, the others being Jón Pétursson, Chief Justice, and Bishop Pétur Pétursson. He graduated from Bessastaðaskóli in 1828 and completed his law degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1837. He then began working in the Rentukammer (Danish Ministry of Finance), was the head of the Icelandic government office in Copenhagen from the end of the monarchy in 1848 until his death, and represented Iceland at the Danish Constitutional Assembly in 1848-1849.
During his student years, Brynjólfur was one of the Fjölnism members, along with Jónas Hallgrímsson, Konráð Gíslason, and Tómas Sæmundsson. He was on the board of the Hafnardeildar of the Icelandic Literary Society and its president from 1848-1851.
He died in Denmark in his late forties, unmarried and childless.