Jón Sveinsson
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Jón "Nonni" Stefán Sveinsson (16 November 1857, near Akureyri
- 16 October 1944, Cologne
) was an Iceland
ic children's writer and member of the Society of Jesus
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He left Iceland in 1870 for France, where he converted to Catholicism
. His children's stories concerning a character named Nonni are well-known in Iceland and parts of Europe. His childhood home in Akureyri
is now a museum and he has featured on postage stamps. Sveinsson's stories of growing up with his brother Ármann, nicknamed "Manni", were adapted into the television series Nonni and Manni
Akureyri
Akureyri is a town in northern Iceland. It is Iceland's second largest urban area and fourth largest municipality ....
- 16 October 1944, Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
) was an Iceland
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 children's writer and member of the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
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He left Iceland in 1870 for France, where he converted to Catholicism
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
. His children's stories concerning a character named Nonni are well-known in Iceland and parts of Europe. His childhood home in Akureyri
Akureyri
Akureyri is a town in northern Iceland. It is Iceland's second largest urban area and fourth largest municipality ....
is now a museum and he has featured on postage stamps. Sveinsson's stories of growing up with his brother Ármann, nicknamed "Manni", were adapted into the television series Nonni and Manni
Nonni and Manni
Nonni and Manni is a children's television series produced as a joint venture between Iceland and West Germany. It debuted on December 26, 1988 on West Germany's ZDF channel and lasted for six episodes with the last one being aired on January 1, 1989....