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Anna Suffía Rasmussen (née av Skarði, 1876–1932) was a Faroese educator. Anna Suffía Rasmussen was born in
Skarð Skarð (pronounced ) is an abandoned village on the east coast of the island of Kunoy in the Norðoyar region of the Faroes. Skarð means ''mountain pass''. On December 23, 1913, all seven able-bodied men of the village perished while out fishin ...
as Anna Suffía (or Onna Sofía) Johannesen.Føroya Fólkaháskúli: R. Rasmussen og kona.
/ref> She married Rasmus Rasmussen in 1904. She was the sister of
Símun av Skarði Símun av Skarði (3 May 1872 – 9 October 1942) was a Faroese poet, politician, and teacher. Biography Símun was born in the village of Skarð on Kunoy. In 1893, he entered the seminary in Tórshavn, which he graduated from as a teacher ...
, who co-founded the Faroese Folk High School ( fo, Føroya Fólkaháskúli) together with her husband in
Klaksvík Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands behind Tórshavn. The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands (the Norðoyar). It is the administrative centre of Klaksvík municipality. History The first se ...
in 1899.Føroya Fólkaháskúli: Alment un skúlan.
/ref> After the school was established, she served as its superintendent. In 2000, she was featured on a Faroese stamp together with her sister-in-law Sanna av Skarði.


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