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Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen
Steinbjørn Berghamar Jacobsen (September 30, 1937 – April 12, 2012) was a Faroe Islands, Faroese poet, teacher and writer. He was known as a children's writer, but his works also included short stories, plays and novels. He was awarded the Faroese Literature Prize for fiction in 1981. Jacobsen was born in Sandvík on September 30, 1937. He died on April 12, 2012, in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, at the age of 74. In the month after his death two of his children gave musical form to eleven of their father's poems. His son Kári Jacobsen composed melodies for the poems. Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen's daughter Eyð B. Jacobsen sang the songs, which were recorded and released by Tutl, a Faroese record label. The album's title is ''Tungl, Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen'', ''Tungl'' being the title of a poetry collection published by Jacobsen in 1987. Bibliography Children's books *Hønan og hanin, children's book, 1970, 2nd edition 1976 at the same time published in Norwegian also, 3rd 3. edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Paul Alfred Kleinert
Paul Alfred Kleinert is a German writer, editor and translator. Kleinert was born in Leipzig in 1960 with family roots in Silesia and Danzig. He studied theology and did theological and celtic studies in East Berlin at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin ''(HU Berlin)'' and West Berlin at Freie Universität Berlin ''(Free University of Berlin, FU Berlin)'', Edinburgh at University of Edinburgh and Dublin. His main areas of interest are poetry, short stories and translation from classical languages. He has lived and worked in Kreuzberg in Berlin since 1986. Publications 40 editions since 1994, i.a.: * “Zeitzeichen” (1999-2009* “Die Nessing’schen Hefte” (2003-2005* “Nordische Reihe” (since 2006) in “pernobilis-edition” Leipzig (since 2007)* First ever volume of Faroese language, Faroese/German poetry by Guðrið Helmsdal "Stjørnuakrar /Sternenfelder", translation by A.Nielsen (2006) * First ever Faroese language, Faroese/German anthology “From Janus Djurhuus to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faroese Writers
Faroese ( ) or Faroish ( ) may refer to anything pertaining to the Faroe Islands, e.g.: *the Faroese language * the Faroese people Faroese people or Faroe Islanders ( fo, føroyingar; da, færinger) are a North Germanic peoples, North Germanic ethnic group and nation Ethnic groups in Europe, native to the Faroe Islands. The Faroese are of Norse–Gaels, mixed Norsemen, Nors ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Births
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 20 – Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. This is the first time that the United States presidential inauguration occurs on this date; the change is due to the ratification in 1933 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and assas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bárður Jákupsson
Bárður () or Bardur is a Nordic masculine given name that derives from the Old Norse name Bárðr . It may refer to *Bárður Eyþórsson, Icelandic basketball coach *Bárður Háberg (born 1979), Faroese musician, songwriter and composer *Bárður Hansen (born 1992), Faroese footballer *Bárður Oskarsson (born 1972), Faroese children's writer, illustrator and artist *Bárður á Steig Nielsen Bárður á Steig Nielsen (; born 16 April 1972) is a Faroese politician and businessman who serves as leader of the Union Party since 2015 and was prime minister from 2019 to 2022. He is also goalkeeper of the VÍF Vestmanna handball team and ... (born 1972), Faroese politician and businessman {{Given name Faroese masculine given names Icelandic masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páll Sivertsen
Páll is a name primarily of Icelandic and Faroese origins. Notable people with the name include: * Páll Bálkason (died 1231), Hebridean lord who was an ally of Olaf the Black * Páll Gíslason (1924–2004), Icelandic medical practitioner and scout * Páll Guðlaugsson (born 1958), Icelandic football player and coach * Páll Guðmundsson (born 1959), Icelandic sculptor and artist * Páll Mohr Joensen (born 1986), Faroese footballer * Páll Jónsson (1155–1211), Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman * Páll Klettskarð (born 1990), Faroese football striker * Páll Magnússon (born 1954), Icelandic television director * Páll Melsteð (other), multiple people, including: **Páll Melsteð (amtmann) (1791–1861), Icelandic official and politician **Páll Melsteð (historian) (1812–1910), Icelandic historian * Páll Ólafsson (other), multiple people, including: **Páll Ólafsson (handballer) (born 1960), Icelandic Olympic handballer **Páll Ólafsson (poet) (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Árni Dahl
Árni is an Icelandic given name of Old Norse () origin. Notable people with the name include: * Árni Gautur Arason (born 1975), Icelandic football goalkeeper * Árni Már Árnason (born 1987), Icelandic Olympic swimmer * Árni Páll Árnason (born 1966), Icelandic politician, Minister for Social Affairs * Árni beiskur (died 1253), Icelandic killer * Árni Brjánn Angantýsson (born 1989), Icelandic fisherman known for his superhuman strength * Árni Bergmann (born 1935), Icelandic novelist * Árni Frederiksberg (born 1992), Faroese football midfielder * Árni Helgason (c. 1260–1320), Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman * Árni Johnsen (born 1944), Icelandic politician and criminal * Árni Björn Gestsson (born 1988), Icelandic engineer and activist known for his relentless fight to replace handshakes with hugs * Árni Lárentíusson (1304–after 1337), Icelandic prose writer * Árni Magnússon (1663–1730) was an Icelandic scholar and collector of manuscripts * Árni Magnús ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erlendur Patursson
Erlendur Patursson (20 August 1913 – 16 June 1986) was a Faroese politician and writer. Erlendur was born in 1913 in Kirkjubøur. He was the son of the politician Jóannes Patursson. He became cand.pol. in 1940 and was one of the founders of '' Tjóðveldisflokkurin'', the Faroese Republican Party, in 1948.Jinathan Wylie, "Erlendur Patursson, Politician and Journalist," in Jonathan Wylie and David Margolin, ''The Ring of Dancers: Images of Faroese Culture'', Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1981, , pp. 139–41, p. 139. The Republicans are a left-wing Faroese political party in favor of national independence from Denmark. He was a member of the Løgting from 1958 to 1966 and again in 1970–86. From 1963 to 1967 he was minister of fishery and finance, and from 1973 to 1977 a member of the Folketing. Patursson came up with the idea for the Nordic House in the Faroe Islands. In the Nordic council he pushed for Greenlandic independence as well as independen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
