About Eiríkur Benedikz
Lived 1907 – 1988 (aged 80–81). Eiríkur Benedikz was an Icelandic diplomat.
Eiríkur Benedikz (1907–1988) was an Icelandic scholar, diplomat and book collector. He left his library of around 3000 items of Icelandica to the University of Nottingham library, where it is housed among the Manuscripts and Special Collections
Works An anthology of Icelandic poetry, 1969.
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Who was Eiríkur Benedikz?
Icelandic scholar and diplomat
When was Eiríkur Benedikz born?
Eiríkur Benedikz was born in 1907.
When did Eiríkur Benedikz die?
Eiríkur Benedikz died in 1988.
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Eiríkur Benedikz was a diplomat.
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Eiríkur Benedikz was Icelandic.
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