Sigfús Eymundsson
Icelandic photographer
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| Intro | Icelandic photographer | |
| Places | Iceland | |
| was | Photographer | |
| Work field | Arts | |
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| Birth | 24 May 1837 | |
| Death | 20 October 1911 (aged 74 years) | |
| Star sign | Gemini |
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Biography
Sigfús Eymundsson (1837–1911) was an Icelandic photographer and bookseller. He practiced bookbinding from a young age and in 1857 he went to Copenhagen to study the profession. In 1861 he went to Norway where he studied photography. He then operated a studio in Copenhagen for a year and a half before moving back to Iceland in 1866. In 1867 he opened the first commercial studio in Reykjavík. He also founded the Eymundsson bookstore and published a number of books.