Jógvan Poulsen (1854–1941)
Jógvan Poulsen (February 19, 1854 –January 21, 1941) was a Faroe Islanders, Faroese teacher and writer, and a politician for the Union Party (Faroe Islands), Union Party. Poulsen was born in Svínáir on Eysturoy, the son of Poul Joensen and Birgithe Joensen (née Thomasdatter). His parents originally came from Eiði and Funningur, respectively, and Svínáir was a new "settlement village" () when they moved there. Jógvan Poulsen grew up in a poor home, and eventually served as a farmhand living at the Látrinan farm in Eiði.Debes, Hans Jacob. 1982. ''Nú er tann stundin … Tjóðskaparrørsla og sjálvstýrispolitikkur til 1906''. Tórshavn: Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur, pp. 229–230. In 1874 he moved to Tórshavn to obtain an education. He graduated as a teacher from the Faroese Teachers School in 1876 and taught at the primary schools in Strendur, Selatrað, Morskranes, and Skála (village), Skála until 1917. He gave up his teaching position because of illness. He publis ...
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Svínáir
Svínáir () is a village located on Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands, in Eiði Municipality. It is located 4 km north of Ljósá and 6.5 km west of Funningur. It is located 8.5 km south of Eiði, 4.6 km south of Ljósá and 2 km north of Norðskáli Norðskáli is a settlement in the Faroe Islands on the island of Eysturoy, a few kilometres north of Oyri. Its name means ''north dwelling'' and its population is 330. The 226-metre Streymin Bridge crosses Sundini from the island of Streymoy .... The village was founded around 1840. Notable residents * Jógvan Poulsen (1854 — 1941), teacher, writer and politician References Populated coastal places in the Faroe Islands Eiði Municipality {{faroes-geo-stub ...
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