View Namesake: Halldór Laxness
History
Halldór Laxness
GIVEN NAME(S): Halldór, Kiljan
SURNAME(S): Laxness
GENDER: Male
BIRTH DATE: 1902 April 23
BIRTH PLACE: Iceland
DEATH DATE: 1998 February 8
DESCRIPTION: Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1955.
CATEGORIES
Nobel Prize Winners
TYPE: literature
YEAR: 1955