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Sigfús A. Sigurhjartarson. 80th anniversary. February 6 - March 15, 1952.
Sigfús Annes Sigurhjartarson (6 February 1902 – 15 March 1952) was a politician and one of the main leaders of the Icelandic socialists in the first half of the twentieth century.
Sigfús was born in Urður in Svarfaðardalur and was the youngest child of Sigurhjart Jóhannesson and his second wife Friðrika Sigurðardóttir. Sigfús graduated from Reykjavík High School and a degree in theology from the University of Iceland in 1928. After graduating, he taught at various educational institutions. He was one of the founders of the Socialist Party and its vice-chairman from its founding in 1938. Sigfús was elected as a municipal councilor in Reykjavík in 1942 and served on the municipal council until his death. In the spring elections of 1942 he became a nationally elected member of parliament and in the autumn elections of the same year he was elected as a member of parliament for Reykjavík and served as such until 1949.
Sigfús wrote extensively for Þjóðviljann and was for a long time one of its editors. He was arrested along with his fellow editorial staff members by the British military during the war and spent some time in a British prison for his writings for Þjóðviljann. Sigfús Sigurhjartarson's collection of speeches and essays, Sigurbraut fólksins, was published posthumously in 1953.
Sigfús Annes Sigurhjartarson (6 February 1902 – 15 March 1952) was a politician and one of the main leaders of the Icelandic socialists in the first half of the twentieth century.
Sigfús was born in Urður in Svarfaðardalur and was the youngest child of Sigurhjart Jóhannesson and his second wife Friðrika Sigurðardóttir. Sigfús graduated from Reykjavík High School and a degree in theology from the University of Iceland in 1928. After graduating, he taught at various educational institutions. He was one of the founders of the Socialist Party and its vice-chairman from its founding in 1938. Sigfús was elected as a municipal councilor in Reykjavík in 1942 and served on the municipal council until his death. In the spring elections of 1942 he became a nationally elected member of parliament and in the autumn elections of the same year he was elected as a member of parliament for Reykjavík and served as such until 1949.
Sigfús wrote extensively for Þjóðviljann and was for a long time one of its editors. He was arrested along with his fellow editorial staff members by the British military during the war and spent some time in a British prison for his writings for Þjóðviljann. Sigfús Sigurhjartarson's collection of speeches and essays, Sigurbraut fólksins, was published posthumously in 1953.