Jacob Nolsøe
Jákup Nolsøe (baptized as Jacob on January 7, 1775 in Nólsoy ; † August 18, 1869 in Tórshavn ) was a Faroese trade administrator, politician and brother of the national hero Nólsoyar Páll .
Jákup was the son of Súsanna Djónadóttir from Velbastaður and Poul Joensen from Nólsoy. He was married to Anne Cathrine Pedersdatter. Napoleon Nolsøe was one of their children.
1831-1851 he was administrator of the monopoly trade over the Faroe Islands .
As a politician, Nolsøe sat 1858-1859 for the constituency Südstreymoy in Løgting .
When the Faroese language was written down in the early 19th century, Nolsøe played a role as the first Faroese to use an etymological orthography based on Old Norse rather than phonetic. In 1829 he wrote the first Faroese grammar, but it was never published.
Works
- 1829 - Mállæra (manuscript)
- 1829 - Jómsvíkingasøga (partial translation)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Faroese. An Overview and Reference Grammar , 2004 (p. 378)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nolsøe, Jacob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nolsøe, Jákup |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Faroese trade administrator and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized January 7, 1775 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nólsoy |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 18, 1869 |
| Place of death | Tórshavn |