Árni Böðvarsson
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Árni Böðvarsson (May 15, 1924 – September 1, 1992) was an Icelandic educator,
Life and career
Árni was born at Hvolreppur in
He taught at many schools and colleges, including the
He published a number of textbooks on linguistics and Icelandic usage and was editor-in-chief and compiler of the first standard dictionary of Icelandic, Íslenzk orðabók handa skólum og almenningi (Icelandic Dictionary for Schools and the Public), which was drawn up in 1957–63 and published in 1963 by the Icelandic Cultural Fund ;[2] he also oversaw its revision and co-edited the second edition, published in 1983, with Asgeir Bl. Magnusson.
Árni oversaw publication with Bjarni Vilhjálmsson of the 1954–61 edition in six volumes of the Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur og Æfintýri collected by Jón Árnason. He was a co-contributor to the Icelandic-Russian dictionary published in Moscow in 1962, and also worked on the supplement to Sigfús Blöndal's Íslenzk-danska orðabók (Icelandic-Danish Dictionary) published in 1963.[2]
He was also active in a number of associations. He was president of the Félag íslenskra fræða (Association of Icelandic Studies) from 1957 to 1962, secretary of the Icelandic Union of Academics from 1960 to 1964 and served on the boards of various other associations, including the Félag leiðsögumanna (Association of Guides), the Samtök mígrenisjúklinga (Organization of Migraineurs), and Menningartengsl Íslands og Ráðstjórnarríkjanna (Cultural Relations Iceland-USSR).
Esperanto
Árni was a member of the Universal Esperanto Association for several decades and a delegate specializing in linguistics. He co-founded the Reykjavík Esperanto society, Aŭroro and served as secretary of the Icelandic Esperanto Association. He edited the 1965 Íslenzk-Esperanto orđabók / Islanda-Esperanta vortaro (Icelandic-Esperanto Dictionary) compiled by Baldvin B. Skaftfell and wrote a pamphlet in Esperanto on Icelandic grammar. He was a member of the Local Congress Committee for the 62nd World Esperanto Congress held in Reykjavík in 1977 and, for many years, a member of the commission for the Belartaj Konkursoj , the UEA's literary competitions.
Personal life and death
Árni was married to Ágústa Árnadóttur and had two children and a foster-child. He died at home in Reykjavík.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Árni Böðvarsson Cand. mag. látinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). September 2, 1992.
- ^ a b c d "Höfundatal: Árni Böðvarsson, 1924–1992" (in Icelandic). Íslenska Málfræðifélagið. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
External links
- Heimir Steinsson; et al. (September 11, 1992). "Minning: Cand. mag. Árni Böðvarsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 16.