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Thor Thors

1903 – 1965

Icelandic politician and diplomat

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Lived 1903 – 1965 (aged 61). Thor Thors was an Icelandic politician, diplomat and lawyer.

Thor Thors (26 November 1903 – 11 January 1965) was an Icelandic lawyer, ambassador in the US, and Iceland's first Permanent Representative at the United Nations. He was the son of Thor Jensen, the influential entrepreneur, counting among his siblings the leading Icelandic politician Ólafur Thors.

Life Thor graduated from Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík and was the president of its student society Framtíðin in 1921. He graduated in law from the University of Iceland and undertook postgraduate studies in economics in Cambridge and Paris before deciding to work as the director of the family fishing company Kveldúlfur hf. Thor did this from 1927 to 1934. From 1933 to 1941 he was a member of the Icelandic parliament for the Independence Party for the Snæfell constituency. In 1940 he served as the Icelandic ambassador in the US and from 1946 to 1965 he was Iceland's first Permanent Representative to the United Nations. In 1952, he presented the gavel, called Thor's gavel, to the United Nations President of the General Assembly.

Thors appeared on American panel show What's My Line? on 13 November 1955.

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Reykjavík Junior College, University of Iceland

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Who was Thor Thors?

Icelandic politician and diplomat (1903-1965)

When was Thor Thors born?

Thor Thors was born on 26 November 1903 in Reykjavík.

When did Thor Thors die?

Thor Thors died on 11 January 1965 in Washington, D.C..

What was Thor Thors's occupation?

Thor Thors was a politician, diplomat and lawyer.

What nationality was Thor Thors?

Thor Thors was Icelandic.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Thor Thors

· Wikidata: Q13405791

· DBpedia: Thor Thors

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