Svana Fridriksdottir
Icelandic educator (born 1951)
About Svana Fridriksdottir
Born 1951. Svana Fridriksdottir is an Icelandic.
Svana Friðriksdóttir is an Icelandic educator who won the Nansen Refugee Award in 1971.
Early life and education Svana was born in Hólmavík on the 1st January 1951 and moved to Kópavog at the age of thirteen years.
While she studied at teacher's college she spent her evenings and weekend either working at Hotel Saga, or volunteering as a Scout. at a ceremony where U Thant spoke.
Life in the USA After finishing her teaching training, Svana married university professor Jóhanni P. Malmquist and they both moved to Pennsylvania, USA. In the USA, she studied art theory and architecture before working as a teacher, working until December 2021. She has three children, plus grandchildren.
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Icelandic educator (born 1951)
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Svana Fridriksdottir was born on 1 January 1951 in Hólmavík.
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Svana Fridriksdottir is Icelandic.
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