Sveinbjörn Egilsson Biography | Poet

Sveinbjörn Egilsson (24 February 1791 – 17 August 1852) was an Icelandic theologian, classicist, teacher, translator and poet. He is best known for the work he did during his time as the rector of The Learned School of Reykjavík (Lærði skólinn í Reykjavík ), particularly his translations of Homer 's Odyssey and Iliad into Icelandic .