ID: 20097
Born west
Date of birth : 1921
Place of birth : Gimli
Kristján Hannesson Photo: VÍÆ IV
Kristján Hannesson was born in Gimli on January 4, 1921. He had the name Kris Kristjanson in the west.
Spouse: December 24, 1952 Lois Hill b. in Tennessee on July 1, 1924.
Children: 1. Eleanor Ruth b. February 11, 1956 2. Helga María b. April 16, 1957 3. Ingrid Margaret b. April 7, 1961 4. Stefán Kristján b. September 15, 1964.
Kristján was the son of Hannes Kristjánsson and Elín Þórdís Magnúsdóttir in Gimli in New Iceland. There he went to school, continued his studies and in 1943 he obtained a B.SC degree from the Department of Agriculture of the University of Alberta and later a PhD in Economics from the University of Madison in Wisconsin. See more in Employment below.