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Memorable Manitobans: Haraldur Bessason (1931-2009)
Educator, administrator.
In 1956, he became the first Chair of the Icelandic Department at the University of Manitoba, remaining there until 1987 when he became the first President of the University of Akureyri in Iceland, holding the position until 1994. He was also editor of Lögberg-Heimskringla and Timarit hins islenska pjodroeknisfelags, a cultural magazine published annually by the Icelandic National League of Canada. He was given an honorary doctorate by the University of Manitoba (1990) and the Order of the Falcon from the Icelandic government. He died at Toronto, Ontario on 8 April 2009.
Sources:
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 17 March 2009.
“The ’09 honour roll,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 January 2010, page H4.
Tribute to Haraldur Bessason (1931-2009).
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 April 2022
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