Axel Sveinsson
Axel Sveinsson | |
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| Born | April 3, 1896 Bergsholti in Staðarveit, Snaefellsnessyslu |
| Died | August 12, 1957 (aged 61) |
| Known for | Lighthouse Designs |
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| Fields | Civil engineer |
Axel Sveinsson (3 April 1896 – 12 August 1957)[1] was an Icelandic civil engineer. He received his engineering degree in Copenhagen in 1927.[2]
He is known for having designed several lighthouses in Iceland;[3][4] these include the lighthouses at Hólmsberg,[3] Garðskagi,[5] Þrídrangar[6] and Knarrarós.[7] A postage stamp depicting the Vattarnes lighthouse at Reyðarfjörður, which Axel designed, was issued in 2013.[8]
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