Axel V. Tulinius

{{Short description|Icelandic politician}}

{{Icelandic name|Axel|surname}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1865|6|6}}

| birth_place = Eskifjörður, Iceland

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1937|12|8|1865|6|6}}

| death_place = Copenhagen, Denmark

| nationality = Icelandic

| spouse = Guðrún Hallgrímsdóttir

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| children = 4

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| office = 1st President of ÍSÍ

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| successor = Benedikt G. Waage

| term_start = 1912

| term_end = 1926

| office2 = 1st Chief Scout of BÍS

| term_start2 = 1925

| term_end2 = 1938

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Axel Valdimar Tulinius (6 June 1865 – 8 December 1937) was an Icelandic politician. He was a member of Alþingi from 1900 to 1901 for the Progress Party (Icelandic: Framfaraflokkurinn). In 1912, he became the first president of the Sports Association of Iceland where he served until 1926.{{cite news |title=Merkir Íslendingar - Axel V. Tulinius |url=https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1598577/ |accessdate=15 June 2020 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=6 June 2016 |language=Icelandic}} He was the first Chief Scout of Bandalag íslenskra skáta (Icelandic Boy and Girl Scout Association), having served from 1925 until 1938.{{cite web|url=http://www.skatar.is/vefur/default.asp?ItemGroupID=12 |title=Skátavefurinn - Bandalag íslenskra skáta |publisher=Skatar.is |accessdate=2011-12-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227111530/http://www.skatar.is/vefur/default.asp?ItemGroupID=12 |archivedate=2012-02-27 }}{{cite news |title=Skátaopnan |url=https://timarit.is/page/4633511 |accessdate=15 June 2020 |work=Æskan |date=1 April 1982 |page=32 |language=Icelandic}}

Death

Axel died in Copenhagen on 8 December 1937 after illness.{{cite news |title=Axel V. Tulinius |url=https://timarit.is/page/3549297 |accessdate=15 June 2020 |work=Nýja Dagblaðið |date=10 December 1937 |page=1 |language=Icelandic}}

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