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Djóni í Geil [ dʒɔunɪ ʊi gail ], actually Djóni Isaksen or Danish Dione Isaksen (born September 12, 1849 in Tórshavn , Faroe Islands , † April 20, 1912 ibid) was a painter in Tórshavn, and one of the nine pioneers in the national awakening movement from Christmas meeting of the Faroe Islands 1888 .
Life
Djóni was the son of Anna Elisabeth Sofie Andreasdatter from Kollafjørður and Poul Isaksen from Tórshavn. Like many Faroese, he took a surname that refers to a specific place. "Í Geil" means "in the path" or "in the course" and refers to a certain path. He was married to Anna Elisabeth, geb. Holm from Tórshavn.
Djóni í Geil was editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dúgvan from 1899–1907 , and member of the Løgting from 1882–1885, 1887–1899 and 1901–06 . Since the political parties of the Faroe Islands were not founded until 1906, all members of the parliament were independent until then. Djóni í Geil was directly elected candidate from the constituency of South Streymoy .
Djóna í Geilgøta street in Tórshavn is named after him.
Web links
- Løgtingið 150 - Hátíðarrit . ( Memento from January 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) Tórshavn 2002, Volume 2, p. 290 (brief biography in Faroese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Løgtingið 150 - Hátíðarrit . ( Memento of September 27, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) Tórshavn 2002, Volume 1, p. 114 (Faroese)
- ↑ At that time only Danish forms of name were used in church registers and other documents. The Faroese forms remained unofficial until the 20th century. See Dione Isaksen's sender name on a postal order documented in 1879: Don Brandt: More stories and stamps from the Faroe Islands . Translated from English by Arne List. Tórshavn: Postverk Føroya 2006, p. 323 and ill. P. 324
- ↑ geil (Faroese) in the Wiktionary
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SURNAME | Great, Djóni í |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Isaksen, Djóni (maiden name); Isaksen, Dione (maiden name, Danish) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Faroese politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1849 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tórshavn , Faroe Islands |
DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1912 |
Place of death | Tórshavn , Faroe Islands |