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Sanna av Skarði (born Súsanna Kathrina Jacobsen,''Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon'': Sigrid av Skarði Joensen (1908–1975).
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Sanna av Skarði (born Súsanna Kathrina Jacobsen,''Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon'': Sigrid av Skarði Joensen (1908–1975)./ref> April 19, 1876 – February 12, 1978)''Den Store Danske'': Simun av Skarði.
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Tórshavn
Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...
, the daughter of Jacob Jacobsen and Elsebeth Jacobsen née Djonesen. In 1901 she married 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
Faroese ( ) or Faroish ( ) may refer to anything pertaining to the Faroe Islands, e.g.:
*the Faroese language
Faroese ( ; ''føroyskt mál'' ) is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 72,000 Faroe Islanders, around 53,000 ...
( fo, Føroya Fólkaháskúli) together with Rasmus Rasmussen 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.Pons, Christophe. 2011. "The Anthropology of Christianity in the Faroe Islands". In: Firouz Gaini (ed.), ''Among the Islanders of the North: An Anthropology of the Faroe Islands'', pp. 80–131. Tórshavn: Fróðskapur / Faroe University Press, p. 91. She taught together with her husband at the school. She died in Tórshavn
Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...
at the age of 101.
Sanna and Símun were the parents of the journalist Sigrið av Skarði Joensen
Sigrið av Skarði Joensen, also Sigrið av Skarði, (May 12, 1908 – July 3, 1975) was a Faroese journalist, teacher, and feminist.
Life
Sigrið av Skarði Joensen was born in Fagralíð, Klaksvík in 1908, the daughter of Símun av Skarði ( ...
(1908–1975) and the linguist (1911–1999).
In 2000, she was featured on a Faroese stamp together with her sister-in-law Anna Suffía Rasmussen
Anna Suffía Rasmussen (née av Skarði, 1876–1932) was a Faroese educator.
Anna Suffía Rasmussen was born in Skarð as Anna Suffía (or Onna Sofía) Johannesen. She married Rasmus Rasmussen in 1904. She was the sister of Símun av Skarði, ...
. Aside from Ruth Smith's self-portrait, this was the first Faroese postage stamp depicting prominent women.
References
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