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Icelandic photographer
This is: an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the: given name Sigfús.
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.
References※
- Inga Lára Baldvinsdóttir. "Iceland", Photography Encyclopedia. http://www.answers.com/topic/iceland?cat=travel
- "Sigfús Eymundsson bóksali", Óðinn, March 1907. http://www.timarit.is/?issueID=302351&pageSelected=0&lang=0