J.P. Gregoriussen
| J. P. Gregoriussen |
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| Born |
(1845-06-01)1 June 1845 |
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| Died |
15 November 1901(1901-11-15) (aged 56) |
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J.P. Gregoriussen (Jóan Petur Gregoriussen, known as Jóan Petur upp í Trøð) (1 June 1845 in Kvívík, Faroe Islands – 15 November 1901) grew up with Joen Danielsen in Kvívík, when V.U. Hammershaimb was parish priest there. A poet and a writer, his poetry was well known in Faroe, e.g. "Brúðarvísan"[1] ("The Wedding Ballad,") often sung at weddings in Faroe. Except for being a poet, Gregoriussen was a sailor and a carpenter.
Awareness for the Faroese Language
Gregoriussen was fishing near Iceland from 1867 to 1870. In Iceland, he went to Icelandic churches and heard there that they held the service in their own language, in Icelandic. Since then, he became more aware about the fact that in the Faroe Islands Danish was the official language in the church and school, not Faroese. When "The Faroese Association" Føringafelag was established at the Christmas Meeting (Jólafundurin) in 1888, Gregoriussen was a true follower.
Bibliography
- 1928 - Yrkingar (Jóan Petur uppi í Trøð), Collected by M. A. Jacobsen, published by Varðin[2]
- Nýársheilsa frá Føringatíðindi. Føringatíðindi, nr. 1, 1894
- Gentukæti. Føringatíðindi, nr. 2, 1894
- Vaagen. Føringatíðindi, nr. 4, 1894
- Rím um teir Lutherisku prestarnar... Føringatíðindi, nr. 10, 1894
- Við kaspiska havið. Føringatíðindi, nr. 11, 1894
- Tú forna kenda minnisstað. Føringatíðindi, nr. 13, 1894
- Hákun í Noregi. Føringatíðindi, nr. 4, 1895
- Til Fólkafundirnar í Føroyum. Føringatíðindi, nr. 12, 1895
- Sverras ríma. Føringatíðindi, nr. 1, 1896
- Um føroyingars framsýningferð til Bergen 1898. Fuglaframi, nr. 22, 1899
- Seg skjóta undir danskheit inn. Føringatíðindi, nr. 13, 1900
- Nakað lítið um Transvaalbardagan 1899-1900. Fuglaframi, nr. 13, 1900
- Í Føroyum. Fuglaframi, nr. 15, 1900
- So møtast vit her. Fuglaframi, nr. 17, 1900
- Kalendarørindi. Fuglaframi, nr. 9, 1901
- Brúðarvísan. Dagdvøljan, 1901
- Tróndur og Sigmundur á Havnartingi. Varðin, 2. bd., 1922
References
- ↑ FLB.fo, The Faroe Islands National Library
- ↑ Snar.fo, Internet website for Faroese pupils and students.