{"product_id":"minning-um-sigur-kristofer-petursson-rithofund-41376-38145","title":"In memory of Sigurður Kristófer Pétursson, writer # 41376","description":"\u003cp\u003e In memory of Sigurður Kristófer Pétursson, writer. Born July 9, 1882, died August 19, 1925.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The content of the book is: Foreword by H. Kjær. - Aphorism by Harald Níelsson. - Fragments of a story by Sig. Kristófer Pétursson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sigurður Kristófer Pétursson was a self-taught scholar and translator, and he translated, for example, the Hávamál of India: Bhagavad-Gíta. He was a great linguist, read all the Nordic languages, and spoke and wrote Danish. He learned English and German so well that he could read scientific publications in those languages, and spoke Esperanto and wrote in that language. Sigurður Kristófer is best known for his book: Hrynjandi íslenskrar tungu, which explains in a very special way how to write more beautifully free Icelandic. Sigurður Nordal read the manuscript over and pointed out many things that could have been done better. \u003cbr\u003eWhen Sigurður Kristófer was 14 years old, he became ill with leprosy. Two winters later, in 1898, Laugarness Hospital began operating. He was then admitted there and was one of the first patients to be transferred there. He remained there until his death. His illness was the so-called flat leprosy. It was not seen to worsen in the last few years. What he suffered most was a digestive disease, not leprosy. This illness worsened more and more until Kristófer was operated on in the autumn of 1923. He then improved somewhat for a while, but then relapsed. Sigurður died in 1925. At that time, he worked most intensely on his book The Rhythm of the Icelandic Language, and enjoyed no rest. Some believed that Sigurður deserved a doctorate for his theory, but he replied that the title that would not be taken away from him was sufficient for him: Patient at Laugarness Hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bókin.is","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51124989329736,"sku":"OSC-38145","price":4900.0,"currency_code":"ISK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4029\/9848\/files\/41376.jpg?v=1754794979","url":"https:\/\/www.bokin.is\/en\/products\/minning-um-sigur-kristofer-petursson-rithofund-41376-38145","provider":"bokin.is","version":"1.0","type":"link"}