Changes: Snaebjoern Gislason

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	Snaebjoern Gislason
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	Centenarian

Revision as of 09:56, 20 October 2021

Snaebjoern Gislason [Icelandic: Snæbjörn Gíslason] (born 22 February 1918) is an Icelandic centenarian who is the oldest living man in Iceland.

Biography

Snaebjoern Gislason was born in Litla-Lambhaga, Skilmannahreppur, Borgarfjarðarsýslu (now Hvalfjardarsveit), Iceland on 22 February 1918. His parents were Gisli Gislason (1874–1946), a farmer and teacher, and Thora Sigurdardottir (1880–1956). He had seven siblings.

He worked in construction, but spent most of his career in fish processing in the Haraldur Boovarsson hf..

Gislason never married and never had children. He moved to Höfði nursing home around 2014.

He became the oldest living man in Iceland, following the death of Stefan Thorleifsson on 14 March 2021.

Three of his siblings reached old ages: his sister Kristin (19 June 1921 – 7 August 2021), his brother Thordur died at 97 (1914–2012), and his sister Elisa at the age of 96 (1917–2013).

Snaebjoern Gislason currently lives at Hoefdi nursing home in Akranes, Iceland, at the age of 106 years, 56 days.

Gallery

References

Þórður Gíslason Morgunblaðið, 7 February 2012 • Elísa Gísladóttir Morgunblaðið, 20 Marsh 2013
Hundrað ára og upptekinn að fylgjast með Vetrarólympíuleikunum Skessuhorn, 23 February 2018
SNÆBJÖRN GÍSLASON á Akranesi, 103 ára, er fæddur Langlífi (Facebook), 18 March 2021
Snæbjörn Gíslason á Akranesi er elstur allra karla á Íslandi Skagafréttir, 19 March 2021
Kristín Gísladóttir Fréttablaðið, 14 August 2021 • Kristín Gísladóttir mbl.is, 18 August 2021

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 ==Biography==
-Snaebjoern Gislason was born in Skilmannahreppur, Iceland (now Hvalfjaroarsveit, Iceland) on 22 February 1918. His parents were Gisli Gislason, a farmer and teacher, and Thora Siguroardottir. He had seven siblings.
+Snaebjoern Gislason was born in Litla-Lambhaga, Skilmannahreppur, Borgarfjarðarsýslu (now Hvalfjardarsveit), Iceland on 22 February 1918. His parents were Gisli Gislason (1874–1946), a farmer and teacher, and Thora Sigurdardottir (1880–1956). He had seven siblings.
-He worked worked in construction, but spent most of his career in fish processing in the [https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haraldur_B%C3%B6%C3%B0varsson_hf. Haraldur Boovarsson hf.].
+He worked in construction, but spent most of his career in fish processing in the [https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haraldur_B%C3%B6%C3%B0varsson_hf. Haraldur Boovarsson hf.].
-Gislason never married and not had children. He moved to Hofoi nursing home around 2014.
+Gislason never married and never had children. He moved to Höfði nursing home around 2014.
 He became the oldest living man in Iceland, following the death of [[Stefan Thorleifsson]] on 14 March 2021.
-As of March 2021, three of his siblings were alive: his sister Kristin (born June 1921), his brother Thordur (aged 97) and his sister Elisa (aged 96).
+Three of his siblings reached old ages: his sister Kristin (19 June 1921 – 7 August 2021), his brother Thordur died at 97 (1914–2012), and his sister Elisa at the age of 96 (1917–2013).
-Snaebjoern Gislason currently lives at Hofoi nursing home in Akranes, Iceland, at the age of {{AgeYD|1918|2|22}}.
+Snaebjoern Gislason currently lives at Hoefdi nursing home in Akranes, Iceland, at the age of {{AgeYD|1918|2|22}}.
 ==Gallery==
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 ==References==
+*[https://timarit.is/page/6010820 Þórður Gíslason] Morgunblaðið, 7 February 2012 • [https://timarit.is/page/6042102 Elísa Gísladóttir] Morgunblaðið, 20 Marsh 2013
 *[https://skessuhorn.is/2018/02/23/hundrad-ara-og-upptekinn-ad-fylgjast-med-vetrarolympiuleikunum/ Hundrað ára og upptekinn að fylgjast með Vetrarólympíuleikunum] Skessuhorn, 23 February 2018
 *[https://www.facebook.com/langlifi/posts/4216420855054957 SNÆBJÖRN GÍSLASON á Akranesi, 103 ára, er fæddur] Langlífi (Facebook), 18 March 2021
 *[http://skagafrettir.is/2021/03/19/snaebjorn-gislason-a-akranesi-er-elstur-allra-karla-a-islandi/ Snæbjörn Gíslason á Akranesi er elstur allra karla á Íslandi] Skagafréttir, 19 March 2021
+*[https://timarit.is/page/7505022 Kristín Gísladóttir] Fréttablaðið, 14 August 2021 • [https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1787737 Kristín Gísladóttir] mbl.is, 18 August 2021
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 [[Category:Iceland births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]