Agnar Helgason
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Agnar Helgason is an Iceland
ic scientist working with genetic anthropology
. PhD in Biological Anthropology, University of Oxford, 2001. He is best known for his research on the origin of Icelandic population. He is a brother of Ásgeir Helgason
, the son of Helgi Valdimarsson
and a brother-in-law of Tim Moore (writer)
.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic scientist working with genetic anthropology
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
. PhD in Biological Anthropology, University of Oxford, 2001. He is best known for his research on the origin of Icelandic population. He is a brother of Ásgeir Helgason
Asgeir Helgason
Ásgeir R. Helgason is an Icelandic scientist working at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. From 2002 an associate professor in psychology at the Departments of Oncology-Pathology and Public Health at the Karolinska Institutet and Reykjavik University, Iceland.He is best known for his population...
, the son of Helgi Valdimarsson
Helgi Valdimarsson
Helgi Valdimarsson MD. , Professor of Immunology at the University of Iceland from 1981. Established the first Immunology laboratory of Iceland in 1983. Senior Lecturer at St Mary's Hospital Medical school, London, England 1975-1981 and visiting Professor at St. Mary’s 1981-1990. Former editor of...
and a brother-in-law of Tim Moore (writer)
Tim Moore (writer)
Tim Moore is a British travel writer and humorist. He was educated at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith. In addition to his seven published travelogues to date, his writings have appeared in various publications including Esquire, The Sunday Times, The Independent, The Observer and the Evening...
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