Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb

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Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819 – 1909) is noted for establishing the modern orthography of Faroese, the language of the Faroe Islands, in 1854. The orthography he created was consistent with having a continuous written tradition to the Old Norse language from which it originates, rather than creating a phonetically true orthography (as in Welsh.) For example, the letter Ð has no phonemes attached to it.

In addition to his contributions to the written standard of Faroese, he was also a known folklorist.