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克里斯蒂安·埃爾亞恩(冰島語:Kristján Eldjárn,1916年12月6日-1982年9月14日),冰島政治家,曾任冰島總統(tǒng)。埃爾亞恩畢業(yè)于哥本哈根大學(xué)考古學(xué)系并在冰島大學(xué)任教,1945年至1968年間任冰島國家博物館館長(zhǎng)。
Starting as the underdog in the 1968 presidential election, running against ambassador?Gunnar Thoroddsen?who initially had a 70% lead in the opinion polls, Kristján won 65.6% of the vote on a 92.2%?voter turnout. He was re-elected unopposed in 1972 and 1976. In 1980 he decided not to run for another term, wanting to devote his remaining years entirely to continuing his lifelong academic work.
President Kristján Eldjárn died following heart surgery in Cleveland, Ohio on 14 September 1982.[1]
His son?Tórarinn Eldjárn?is one of Iceland’s most popular authors, specializing in short stories, but also writing poetry and an occasional novel. His daughter?Sigrún Eldjárn?is also an author and illustrator of several children’s books.