Jógvan Poulsen (pedagogue)
Jógvan Poulsen (born February 19, 1854 in Svínáir on Eysturoy , Faroe Islands , † January 21, 1941 in Strendur ) was a Faroese educator, author and politician of the Sambandsflokkurin .
Jógvan Poulsen was the son of Birgithe Thomasdatter from Funningur and Poul Joensen from Eiði . He was married to Sigga Catrina Sofía Petersen from Hósvík .
In 1874 he came to the teachers' college in Tórshavn , from where he graduated in 1876. He then became a teacher in Strendur , Skáli , Selatrað and Morskranes until he left the service in 1917.
Together with Chr.L. Johannesen he wrote the first Faroese school book Förisk ABC und lesingabók , which the Føringafelag published in 1891. The book was not used much because the grammar of the Faroese language was changed a short time later and it was overshadowed by AC Evensen's reading books .
Poulsen was best known for his biblical story Bíbliusøga from 1900. It is regarded as a milestone in Faroese literary history as it was the first religious book in a language in which there was no translation of the Bible at that time. It was also written according to the new grammatical rules.
1883-1928 Poulsen sat as a member of parliament for the unionist in Løgting , from 1906 for the unionist Sambandsflokkurin , of which he was a co-founder.
1898–1903 and 1906–1912 he sat on the board of the Føroya Lærarafelag (Faroese Teachers' Association), and from 1924–28 he was a member of the Føroya skúlastjorn , the school authority of the Faroe Islands.
Poulsen was also councilor in the Sjóvar kommuna , temporarily as mayor.
On May 19, 2008 Jógvan Poulsen is honored on a postage stamp from Postverk Føroya .
Works
- Førisk ABC og lesingabók , 1891 (together with Chr. L. Johannessen)
- Bíbilsøga , 1900
literature
- Anker Eli Petersen : “Cultural Personalities I” In: News from the Faroe Islands , Tórshavn: Postverk Føroya 2/2008. (About the stamp issue)
- Løgtingið 150 . Volume 2, Tórshavn: Løgting 2002. (p. 340)
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SURNAME | Poulsen, Jógvan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Pedagogue |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1854 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Svínáir on Eysturoy |
DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1941 |
Place of death | Strendur |