Sámal Johansen

Sámal Johansen, born 31 October 1899 in Haldórsvík, Faroe Islands, died 11 March 1991) was a Faroese writer and teacher. He was the father of Marita Petersen, who was the first female prime minister of the Faroe Islands.^[1]

In the years 1928 - 1931, Sámal Johansen was editor together with Samuel Jacob Sesanus Olsen of the child magazine, Barnablaðið.^[2] Sámal Johansen received the Faroese Literature Prize, also known as M.A. Jacobsens Heiðursløn in Faroese, in 1975 for the book 'Á bygd fyrst í tjúgundu øld'.^[3]

Published

• 1950 Hylurin in Mín jólabók
• 1957 Jólaaftanskvøld in Mín jólabók
• 1961 Tvey systkin in Mín jólabók
• 1970 Á bygd fyrst í 20. øld (book)^[4]
• 1972 Heimbygdin og aðrar søgur (book, the title means: My hometown and other stories)
• 1980 Til lands in Mín jólabók ("Mín jólabók" means "My Christmas book" it is a book with short stories, poems etc. published every year shortly before Christmas in November/December by "Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags", which is the publishing house of the Faroese Teacher's Assosiation)

References

1. ↑ Samuelsen, Eyðgunn. "Marita Petersen (1940 - 2001) Petersen, Marita" (in Danish). Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 15 January 2015. 
2. ↑ http://snar.fo/alfroei/alfroei/rithoevundar/johansen-samal/ Føroyski Undirvísingarportalurin Snar.
3. ↑ http://www.litteraturpriser.dk/pris/majacobh.htm
4. ↑ snar.fo Sámal Johansen (1899-1991)