Sámal Johansen

Sámal Johansen, born 31 October 1899 in Haldórsvík, Faroe Islands, died 11 March 1991) was a Faroese writer and teacher. He was the father of Marita Petersen, who was the first female prime minister of the Faroe Islands.[1]

In the years 1928 - 1931, Sámal Johansen was editor together with Samuel Jacob Sesanus Olsen of the child magazine, Barnablaðið.[2] Sámal Johansen received the Faroese Literature Prize, also known as M.A. Jacobsens Heiðursløn in Faroese, in 1975 for the book 'Á bygd fyrst í tjúgundu øld'.[3]

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References

  1. Samuelsen, Eyðgunn. "Marita Petersen (1940 - 2001) Petersen, Marita" (in Danish). Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. http://snar.fo/alfroei/alfroei/rithoevundar/johansen-samal/ Føroyski Undirvísingarportalurin Snar.
  3. 1975 Sámal Johansen: Á bygd fyrst í tjúgundu øld, Modtagere af Den færøske Litteraturpris (M.A. Jacobsens Heiðursløn)
  4. snar.fo Sámal Johansen (1899-1991)
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