Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb Explained

Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb
Nationality:Faroese
Birth Date:6 July 1767
Office:Lawman of the Faroe Islands
Termstart:1805
Termend:1816
Predecessor:Johan Michael Lund
Occupation:Lawyer
Successor:Position abolished
Children:Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (son)

Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb (6 July 1767[1] - 24 May 1820) was a Faroese lawyer. He was Lawman (prime minister) of the Faroe Islands from 1805 to 1816. Hammershaimb was the last Lawman before the position was abolished.

Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb was the father of Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb,[2] who set the rules and orthography for the modern Faroese language.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: NIELSEN . Carl Frederik . Stamtavle over Familien Hammershaimb, eller W. F. de Hammershaimbs Descendenter, etc . 1876 . Cohen's Book Printing Company . Copenhagen . 13 . 29 February 2024 . da.
  2. Book: Dalberg . C. A. S. . Plum . Paul Munk . Metropolitan Skolen gennem 700 Aar . 1916 . Gyldendal . 137 . 29 February 2024 . da.
  3. Book: Bandle . Oskar . Elmevik . Lennart . Widmark . Gun . The Nordic Languages: An International Handbook of the History of the North Germanic Languages . 2002 . Walter de Gruyter . 978-3-11-017149-5 . 1463 . 29 February 2024 . en.