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Memorial to Jón Eiríksson

This memorial is to beloved 18th Century philosopher Jón Eiríksson who was born in nearby Skálafell. The plaque reads:   Ein varir manndyggð og lifirJón Eiríksson konferensraðFæddur að Skálafell...

This memorial is to beloved 18th Century philosopher Jón Eiríksson who was born in nearby Skálafell. The plaque reads:

 

Ein varir manndyggð og lifir
Jón Eiríksson konferensrað

Fæddur að Skálafell 31 agust 1728
Dáinn í Kaupmannahofn 29 mars 1787

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There was a person of virtue and life
Jón Eiríksson, counsellor

Born in Skálafell August 31, 1728
Died in Copenhagen, March 29 1787

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