Sigfús Eymundsson, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Sigfús Eymundsson

Icelandic photographer

Date of Birth: 24-May-1837

Date of Death: 20-Oct-1911

Profession: photographer

Nationality: Iceland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Sigfús Eymundsson (1837–1911) was an Icelandic photographer and bookseller. He practiced bookbinding from a young age and in 1857 he went to Copenhagen to study the profession.
In 1861 he went to Norway where he studied photography.
He then operated a studio in Copenhagen for a year and a half before moving back to Iceland in 1866.
In 1867 he opened the first commercial studio in Reykjavík.
He also founded the Eymundsson bookstore and published a number of books.