Sverri Patursson Explained

Sverri Patursson (1871–1960) was a Faroese writer, author, and journalist. He was also a translator, ornithologist and environmentalist.[1]

Patursson was born in the village of Kirkjubøur on Streymoy, Faroe Islands. He attended Vallekilde Folk High School in Zealand in Denmark. Patursson worked as a journalist and his articles frequently featured Faroese wildlife with birds a principal focus. He was devoted to make the Faroe Islands known, and his actions included writing tourist articles as a freelance journalist for the Scandinavian press. Patursson was also a translator and literary writer, and an early author who wrote in Faroese.[2] Patursson was the brother of Súsanna Helena Patursson, a famous Faroese actress and writer in her own right, and Jóannes Patursson, who led the Faroese nationalist movement.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sverri Patursson (1871-1960). snar.fo . August 1, 2018.
  2. Web site: Sverre Patursson. https://web.archive.org/web/20060228065425/http://www.faroeartstamps.fo/?side=23b6c355d29d3b21505c0735c7e1cc9c. dead. 28 February 2006. Faroe Post. 6 January 2006 . August 1, 2018.
  3. Web site: Jóannes Patursson . MyHeritage . MyHeritage . 30 October 2020.
  4. http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Kunst_og_kultur/Litteratur/Forfatter/Sverre_Patursson Sverre Patursson
  5. http://snar.fo/skipan/utgavur/snarbook/abal-og-arar-soegur/ Snar.fo Ábal og aðrar søgur