Sámal Johansen Explained

Sámal Johansen (born 31 October 1899 in Haldórsvík, Faroe Islands, died 11 March 1991) was a Faroese writer and teacher. He was the father of Marita Petersen, the first female prime minister of the Faroe Islands.^[1]

In the years 1928 - 1931, Sámal Johansen was editor, together with Samuel Jacob Sesanus Olsen, of the children's magazine Barnablaðið.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Johansen received the Faroese Literature Prize, also known as M.A. Jacobsens Heiðursløn in Faroese, in 1975 for the book 'Á bygd fyrst í tjúgundu øld'.^[5]

Published

• 1950 Hylurin in Mín jólabók
• 1957 Jólaaftanskvøld in Mín jólabók
• 1961 Tvey systkin in Mín jólabók
• 1970 Á bygd fyrst í 20. øld (book)^[6]
• 1972 Heimbygdin og aðrar søgur (book, the title means: My hometown and other stories)
• 1980 Til lands in Mín jólabók ("Mín jólabók" means "My Christmas book". It contains short stories, poems etc. and is published every year shortly before Christmas in November/December by "Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags", the publishing house of the Faroese Teachers' Association.)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marita Petersen (1940 - 2001) Petersen, Marita. Samuelsen. Eyðgunn. Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon. Danish. 15 January 2015.
2. http://snar.fo/tema/skaldskapur-og-midlar/rithoevundar/j/johansen-samal/ Johansen, Sámal - Snar.fo
3. Lærarfólk i Føroyum 1870-1976. Føroya Lærarafelag. Tórshavn 1976. Page 205.
4. Føroyskir fólkaskúlalærarar 1870-1997. Føroya Lærarafelag. Bókadeildin. Tórshavn 1997. Page 257.
5. http://www.litteraturpriser.dk/pris/majacobh.htm 1975 Sámal Johansen: Á bygd fyrst í tjúgundu øld
6. http://snar.fo/tema/skaldskapur-og-midlar/rithoevundar/j/johansen-samal/ snar.fo Sámal Johansen (1899-1991)