Biography
Davíð Stefánsson
Real name: Davíð Stefánsson
Effective period / Period of releases: 1964
Davíð Stefánsson (21. janúar 1895 – 1. mars 1964) var íslenskur rithöfundur og skáld, sem kenndur var við Fagraskóg á Galmaströnd í Eyjafirði.Hann er einna þekktastur fyrir ljóðabók sína Svartar fjaðrir og leikrit sitt Gullna hliðið.
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Davíð Stefánsson (21 January 1895 – 1 March 1964) from Fagriskógur was a famous Icelandic poet and novelist, best known as a poet of humanity.
He was born on 21 January 1895, in Fagriskógur, Eyjafjördur, Iceland and he died on 1 March 1964, Akureyri Iceland.
Davíð Stefánsson came of a cultured yeoman family and was brought up with a love for his homeland, its literature, and its folklore. He frequently journeyed abroad but lived most of his life in the town of Akureyri, where he was a librarian (1925–52).