Willard Fiske : Friend and Benefactor of Iceland

Krist Bragad ttir was until her retirement an administrative librarian in the National and University Library of Iceland, having earlier read Icelandic literature for a graduate degree at the University of Iceland and pursued studies in the history of publishing at the University of Uppsala. She also served as editor of the Islandica series for several years. A translator of Swedish to Icelandic and a lecturer and contributor to journals on the history of librarianship, including Fiske's major contributions, Krist returned to university and completed a doctorate in cultural history in 2017 on Willard Fiske as the preeminent collector of Icelandic books in his time.