Halldóra Eldjárn
Halldóra Eldjárn | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Iceland | |
| In role 1 August 1968 – 1 August 1980 | |
| President | Kristján Eldjárn |
| Preceded by | Dóra Þórhallsdóttir |
| Succeeded by | Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 November 1923 Ísafjörður, Kingdom of Iceland |
| Died | 21 December 2008 (aged 85) Reykjavík, Iceland |
Halldóra Eldjárn (24 November 1923 – 21 December 2008) was the wife of Icelandic President Kristján Eldjárn and First Lady of Iceland from 1968 to 1980.
Halldóra Ingólfsdóttir was born and raised in
archaeologist and museum director Kristján Eldjárn in 1947. They lived in Reykjavík and had four children.[1][2] He retired in 1980 after three terms as President; after his death in 1982, Halldóra worked for the University of Iceland dictionary for a number of years.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c "Halldóra Eldjárn látin", Morgunblaðið, 22 December 2008 (in Icelandic)
- ^ a b c "Halldóra Eldjárn fyrrverandi forsetafrú látin, 85 ára"[permanent dead link], Pressan, Eyjan.is, 22 December 2008 (in Icelandic)
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