Skúli Magnússon

Skúli Magnússon (12 December 1711 – 9 November 1794) was an Icelandic civil servant.

[1] He is often referred to as the father of Reykjavík.

due to King Frederik V of Denmark donating the estate of Reykjavík to Magnússon's Innréttingar corporation, which is largely seen as a turning point in the modern development of Iceland.

[2][3] Magnússon was born on 12 December, 1711 in Nord-Þingeyjarsýsla to Magnús Einarsson, a priest in Húsavík, and Oddný Jónsdóttir.

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