Símun Petur Zachariasen (November 2, 1887 – October 15, 1977) was a Faroese teacher, editor, and politician for the Home Rule Party.

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Zachariasen was born in

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: ...

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

. He was the son of Símun Mikkjal Zachariasen from Kirkja and 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 was the brother of

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

. Símun Petur Zachariasen married Maria Henriksen from

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 ...

, and they were the parents of the politician Álvur Zachariasen.

Career

Zachariasen 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 1908 and worked as a teacher in Klaksvík from 1914 to 1953, and as the editor of the newspaper '' Norðlýsið'' from 1915 onward. He served as the head of the bank Norðoya Sparikassa from 1919 to 1976. Zachariasen was mayor of the Municipality of Klaksvík from 1930 to 1934. He served as a representative of the Home Rule Party for the

Norðoyar The six islands in the northeast of the Faroe Islands are together referred to as Norðoyar, i.e. the Northern Isles ( da, Norderøerne). These Islands from west to east are Kalsoy, Kunoy, Borðoy, Viðoy, Svínoy and Fugloy. Klaksvík Klak ...

district in the

Faroese Parliament 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 ...

from 1928 to 1943, and again from 1946 to 1956. In 1972, he published a collection of his father's poetry in the volume ''Ein yrkjari á útoyggj'' (A Poet on an Outlying Island).Zachariasen, Simon Michael. 1972. ''Ein yrkjari á útoyggj: S. P. Zachariasen gav út''. Klaksvík.

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