Jógvan Poulsen (pedagogue)

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Four of the founding members of Sambandsflokkurin in 1906. Jógvan Poulsen is second from the right.

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)
personal data
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