Simo Sigurdarson

Simo Sigurdarson (12 November 1894 – 2 January 1986) was an Artanktan ship builder, businessman and historian. He is best known for his Frozen Waves series of books on the subject of Ice Exploration era. His understanding of the past fishing and sailing methods contributed greatly to to the development of the modern Artanktan fishing and maritime industry.
Before becoming a historian, Simo Sigurdarson had a very successful ship building career and business. He was involved in the design of Arktan 6 Deep Sea Submarine.

Early Life

Simo Sigurdarson was born at 23:15 on 12 November 1894, a small fishing town of Kratsav. He was the first child of Emil Sigurdarson and María Sigurdarson.
Simo graduated from the Business Academy and almost immediately joined his father's ship building business. He will later mention in one of his books that the hands on experience working with his father was much valuable than the academy.

Business Career

At the age of 30, Sigurdarson took over his father's business and almost immediately started expanding it. One of the key investments came from Inya Reku, widow of a millionaire fishing tycoon. Her fortune provided a much needed help for the company and allowed fast expansion.  A lucrative contracts soon followed. Just 3 years later, he became involved in the Artkan 6 Deep Sea Submarine project. The project was a huge success and Simo became a very wealthy man.

Later Life

After retiring from his business, Simo Sigurdarson dedicated his time to writing. He wrote multiple books on the subject of the sea, fishing and shipbuilding. His fortune allowed him to invest in research and exploration which set him apart from other authors.

Descendants

Simo Sigurdarson was married twice and had four sons and one daughter.

• Jónatan
• Ólavur
• Petur
• Hjálmar
• Kristina

Legacy

Sigurdarson as a shipbuilder.
His involvment with the development of Arktan 6 Deep Sea Submarine made him not only wealth and famous but also earned him a place in history.

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