Maurentius Sofus Viðstein
Maurentius Sofus Viðstein (born December 10, 1892 in Tórshavn , Faroe Islands , † May 17, 1971 ibid) was a Faroese publicist ( Sosialurin ) and co-founder of the social democratic party ( Javnaðarflokkurin ).
Maurentius was the son of Christina, geb. Joensen from Selatrað and J. Poul Andreas Jacobsen (Dia við Stein) from Tórshavn. He was married to Helga, geb. Hansen from Nólsoy . Viðstein went to sea and was a worker until he became a journalist and printer.
1928-1936 he sat as a member of the Faroese parliament, the Løgting . 1925–31 he was chairman of the Faroese trade union ( Føroya Arbeiðarafelag ), 1925–34 editor-in-chief of Føroya Sosialdemokrat (now Sosialurin ) and 1926–36 first chairman of the Faroese Social Democrats.
Viðstein was a supporter of the 3rd International and broke with his party in 1936, which was based on Scandinavian social democracy. 1939–43 he was the editor of the newspaper Nýtt land í Dagblaðnum and from 1947 until his death editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dagblaðið .
Works
- 1941 - Eirika (short stories)
- 1942 - Sól til viðar gongur (collection of poems)
- 1970 - Smásøgur úr Sundalagnum (short stories)
- 1983 - Horvnar Havnarmyndir
literature
- Løgtingið 150 - Hátíðarrit . Tórshavn 2002, Volume 2, p. 356 ( PDF download ( Memento from January 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ))
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chairman of the Social Democrats ( Javnaðarflokkurin ) 1926 - 1936 |
Petur Mohr Dam |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Viðstein, Maurentius Sofus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Faroese publicist (Sosialurin) and politician ((Javnaðarflokkurin)), co-founder of the Social Democratic Party |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tórshavn , Faroe Islands |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th May 1971 |
| Place of death | Tórshavn , Faroe Islands |