Steingrímur Thorsteinsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Steingrímur.
A portrait of Steingrímur Thorsteinsson by Sigurður málari.

Steingrímur Thorsteinsson (1831–1913) was an Icelandic poet and writer. He translated many works of literature into Icelandic, including Arabian Nights and the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.

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