Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb

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Hammershaimb from a Faroese stamp from 1980
Hammershaimb from a Faroese stamp from 1980
Detail on old 100 krónur bill
Detail on old 100 krónur bill

Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819 – 1909) established the modern orthography of Faroese, the language of the Faroe Islands, in 1854. He was born in Sandavágur on the island of Vagar. 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.

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