Jón Sigurðsson

Jón Sigurðsson
Portrait of Jón by Þórarinn B. Þorláksson
Born(1811-06-17)17 June 1811
Hrafnseyri, Arnarfjörður, Iceland
Died7 December 1879(1879-12-07) (aged 68)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Known forIcelandic independence movement

Jón Sigurðsson (17 June 1811 – 7 December 1879) was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.

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