1745 in Iceland
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Events in the year 1745 in Iceland.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Christian VI
- Governor of Iceland: Henrik Ochsen[1]
Events
- Ludvig Harboe returned to Copenhagen after spending four years in Iceland, serving as Bishop of Hólar from 1741 to 1745 and Bishop of Skálholt from 1744 to 1745.[2]
- Halldór Brynjólfsson was chosen Bishop of Hólar.[3]
- Iceland's first primary school was established in the Westman Islands.[4]
Deaths
- 3 December: Eyjólfur Jónsson, chronicler and priest at Vellir in Svarfaðardalur.[5]
References
- ^ Halfdanarson, Gudmundur (2008-10-23). Historical Dictionary of Iceland. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-0-8108-6274-6.
- ^ Bricka, Carl Frederik. "84 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / VII. Bind. I. Hansen - Holmsted)". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ^ Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ^ Tomasson, Richard F. (1975). "The Literacy of the Icelanders". Scandinavian Studies. 47 (1): 66–93. ISSN 0036-5637.
- ^ "Life of Luther in Danish, part 2".
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