Educator.
Born around 1886, son of Gudmundar Bjarnason, he took Normal School training and taught in rural Manitoba, including at Arnes South School (1906), Arnes School (1908), and Mary Hill School (1909), and was Principal of Gimli School (1911-1912). He studied at Wesley College between teaching positions, received a Victoria scholarship, and received BA (1911) and BSc degrees. He and his wife Gudrun Ingveldur Bjarnason (c1889-1913) married prior to 1912. During the First World War, he was involved with the Brandon Experimental Farm and Morden Experimental Farm. Next he studied at the College of Agriculture at Berkeley, California where he received an MA (1921) degree. He died at his Winnipeg home, Suite 3 - Theodora Apartments, on 18 November 1922 and was buried in the Brookside Cemetery.
Death registrations [Gudrun Ingveldur Bjarnason, Stefan Agust Bjarnason], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Mary students are successful [Faculty of Arts - Second year],” Winnipeg Tribune, 15 May 1908, page 2.
“Islendzkir nemendur vid Wesley College 1909-10,” Breidablik, 1 March 1910, page 152.
“Fimm ny-utskrifadir isenzkir namsmenn [Stefan A. Bjarnason],” Heimskringla, 25 May 1911, page 1.
“Helztu vidburdir og mannalat medal Islendinga I vesturheimi,” Olafur S. Thorgeirsson - 1912 Almanak, page 117.
“Arsfundur Unitara safnadarins,” Heimskringla, 27 February 1913, page 5.
“Athugid petta [Mr. S. A. Bjarnason],” Heimskringla, 6 January 1916, page 3.
“Tilraunastodvar sambandsstjornarinnar,” Heimskringla, 9 March 1916, page 2.
“Aldinaraekt,” Heimskringla, 1 February 1917, page 2.
“Frettir ur baenum [S. A. Bjarnason],” Heimskringla, 15 February 1917, page 8.
“Special methods of holding perishable fruits in the fresh condition at low temperatures - Preliminary Report,” by W. V. Cruess, E. L. Overholser, and S. A. Bjarnason, University of California Press, Bulletin No. 324, August 1920. [Internet Archive]
“[June 1921 - Stefan A. Bjarnason],” Olafur S. Thorgeirsson - 1922 Almanak, page 102.
Death notice, ” Manitoba Free Press, 21 November 1922, page 21.
“Stefan August Bjarnason [sic],” Manitoba Free Press, 22 November 1922, page 2.
Brookside Cemetery burial transcriptions, City of Winnipeg.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 27 December 2022
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