Simon Michael Zachariasen (3 January 1853 – 16 December 1931), also known as Símun Mikkjal Zachariasen, was a Faroese teacher and social activist. Zachariasen was born at

Kirkja Kirkja ( da, Kirke) is a village on the island of Fugloy, Faroe Islands. It is located on the south-tip of the island, and its land is stretching all over the western side of the island, including a small enclave in the now uninhabited ''Skarðsv ...

on the island of

Fugloy Fugloy (Danish ''Fuglø'', Old Norse ''Fuglaey'') is the easternmost island in the Faroe Islands. The name means ''bird island,'' and refers to the large number of birds that nest on the island's cliffs. Geography There are two settlements: * ...

.Dahl, Árni. 1980–1983. Símun Mikal Zachariassen (1853–1931). ''Bókmentasøga I–III''. Klaksvík: Fannir.
/ref> He was a driving force in the development of written Faroese, and he wrote patriotic poetry and hymns. He became familiar with Hammershaimb's grammar of the language, wrote many articles in the newspaper '' Føringatíðindi'' from 1890 onward, and participated in discussions about language and education in the newspapers. Zachariasen married Malena Frederikka Simonsen from

Hattarvík Hattarvík ( da, Hattervig) is a small village on the east side of the island of Fugloy, Faroe Islands, and is the easternmost settlement in the Faroes archipelago. The village is encircled by high mountains on three sides. History Hattarvik ...

, and their sons were

Símun Petur Zachariasen Símun Petur Zachariasen (November 2, 1887 – October 15, 1977) was a Faroese teacher, editor, and politician for the Home Rule Party. Family Zachariasen was born in Kirkja on the island of Fugloy, Faroe Islands. He was the son of Símun Mikk ...

and

Louis Zachariasen Louis Christian Oliver Zachariasen known as Louis Zachariasen (21 January 1890 in Kirkja, Fugloy – 30 August 1960) was a Faroe Islands, Faroese writer and politician for the New Self-Government party. He was the first deputy prime minister of ...

.Arnbjørn Mortensen. 1962. Louis Zachariasen. ''Fróðskaparrit'' 11: 100–101.
/ref> Zachariasen initially worked as a seaman, but after a leg injury he studied at and graduated from the

Faroese Teachers School The Faroese Teachers School ( fo, Føroya Læraraskúli) is a college in Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands, which became part of the University of the Faroe Islands on 1 August 2008. Since 2008 it has offered bachelor's degrees in general and specia ...

in 1878. Zachariasen taught on Fugloy and

Svínoy Svínoy ( da, Svinø) is an island located in the north-east of the Faroe Islands, to the east of Borðoy and Viðoy. It takes its name from Old Norse, Svíney, meaning "Swine Isle". Svinoy also refers to a section of the ocean where North Atlanti ...

from 1878 to 1903, and taught at Kirkja on Fugloy from 1903 to 1926.

Selected works

* 1972: ''Ein yrkjari á útoyggj'' (A Poet on an Outlying Island), collected works

References

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