Páll Skúlason

Páll Skúlason (born 4 June 1945, died 22 April 2015) was an Icelandic professor of philosophy and former Rector of the University of Iceland. Born and raised in Akureyri, Iceland, he graduated from high school in 1965. He studied philosophy at the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium, earning a BA in 1967 and a doctorate in 1973. His doctoral dissertation, "Du cercle et du Sujet: problème de compréhension et de méthode dans la Philosophie de Paul Ricœur," focused on the philosophy of Paul Ricœur. Páll became a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Iceland in 1971 and was appointed Professor in 1975. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1977-1979, 1985-1987, and 1995–1997. He was Rector of the university from 1997 to 2005.