Faroese Teachers' Association

The Faroese Teachers' Association (Faroese: Føroya Lærarafelag) is a trade union for educators in the Faroe Islands. The association was established in 1898,^[1][2] and its press, Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags (Faroese Teachers' Association Publishing Company), was established in 1956.^[2][3][4]

Chairpersons

Herálvur Jacobsen 2010–present Páll Poulsen 2010 (acting)[5] Magnus Tausen 2003–2010 Elsa Birgitta Petersen 1999–2003 Andras L. Samuelsen 1997–1999 Jenny Lydersen 1997 Esmar Berg 1992–1997 Inga Høgenni 1988–1992 Trygvi Teirin 1984–1988 Marita Petersen 1980–1984 Eilif Samuelsen 1969–1980 Hans Kristiansen 1968–1969

Johannes A. Næs 1964–1968 Ludvig Petersen 1963–1964 Johannes A. Næs 1960–1963 Poul E. Petersen 1954–1960 Marius Johannesen 1942–1954 Rikard Long 1934–1942 Mikkjal á Ryggi 1930–1934 Peter Mohr Dam 1927–1930 Símun Pauli úr Konoy 1915–1927 Poul Jensen 1902–1915 Louis Bergh 1898–1902

References

1. Bjørg Jacobsen et al. 2011. Konubrot: heiđursrit til Elin Súsonnu Jacobsen. Tórshavn: Fróðskapur / Faroe University Press, p. 37.
2. Sigurðardóttir, Turið. 2009. Translation in Faroese Children's Literature. In: B. J. Epstein (ed.), Northern Lights: Translation in the Nordic Countries, pp. 181–190. Oxford: Peter Lang, p. 185.
3. Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags.
4. Thomsen, Niels Jákup, et al. 2014. Rights Catalogue. Tórshavn: Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags, p. 3.
5. "Nevndin í Føroya Lærarafelag skipað" (in Faroese). Føroya Lærarafelag. 2010. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016.

External links

• Faroese Teachers' Association website
• Faroese Teachers' Association Publishing Company website