Axel Sveinsson

Axel Sveinsson (3 April 1896 - 12 August 1957)^[1] was an Icelandic civil engineer. He received his engineering degree in Copenhagen in 1927.^[2] He is noted for having designed several lighthouses in Iceland;^[3][4] these include the lighthouses at Hólmsbergsviti,^[3] Garðskagi,^[5] Þrídrangaviti^[6] and Knarrarós.^[7] A postage stamp depicting the Vattarnes lighthouse at Reyðarfjörður, which was designed by Axel, was issued in 2013.^[8]

Axel Sveinsson
Born	(1896-04-03)April 3, 1896 Bergsholti in Staðarveit, Snaefellsnessyslu
Died	August 12, 1957(1957-08-12) (aged 61)
Nationality	Icelandic
Known for	Lighthouse Designs
Spouses	Aðalbjorg Sigurbjornsdottir, Guðrun Olafia Sigurðardottir, Oddny Lára Emilia Petursdóttir,
Scientific career
Fields	Civil Engineer

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Axel.