Peter Alberg Holm

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Peter Alberg Holm (born May 24, 1823 in Streymoy , Faroe Islands ; † May 2, 1892 in Gamtofte , Funen , Denmark ; generally just called Peter Alberg ) was a Faroese pastor and author who lived in Denmark.

Life

Sometimes Peter Alberg Holm is confused with Petur Alberg , the composer of the Faroese national anthem, Tú alfagra land mítt ( You my most beautiful country ), whose text is by Símun av Skarði .

Peter Alberg is the son of the parish priest of Nordstreymoy, Niels Lassen Holm († 1839). In 1832 he was sent to Copenhagen for training, where he graduated from Københavns Borgerdydskole in 1841 . In 1849 he became a teacher in Aarhus .

Peter Alberg was particularly interested in his home country, the Faroe Islands, which he visited again in the summer of 1844. His first book was Skildringer og sagn fra Færøerne (Descriptions and legends of the Faroe Islands) in 1856. He has also written a number of magazine and newspaper articles with religious, linguistic and scientific content. He also wrote some hymns and prayers.

In 1851 he married Petra Conradine Stæger († 1869).

In 1855 Peter Alberg moved to Roskilde . In 1862 he became parish priest in Vetterslev and Høm near Ringsted , and in 1869 in Dalum. After the death of his first wife, he married the pastor's daughter Anna Fenger in 1872. From 1880 he was pastor in Gamtofte on Funen , where he died in 1892 at the age of 68.

Works (selection)

  • 1848 - Ornithological contribution to the fauna of the Faroe Islands . Archive for Natural History, Berlin 1848 ( Google Books )
  • 1856 - Skildringer og sagn fra Færøerne (accounts and legends of the Faroe Islands)
  • 1893 - Udvalg af efterladte Digte (selection of poems left behind)

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personal data
SURNAME Holm, Peter Alberg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Alberg, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Faroese pastor and author
DATE OF BIRTH May 24, 1823
PLACE OF BIRTH Streymoy
DATE OF DEATH May 2, 1892
Place of death Gamtofte , Funen , Denmark