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{{Short description|Faroese writer, author and journalist}}
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[[File:Faroe stamp 093 sverri patursson.jpg|thumb|Sverri Patursson featured on a Faroese postage stamp (1984)]]


'''Sverri Patursson''' (1871–1960) was a [[Faroese people|Faroese]] writer, author, and journalist. He was also a [[translator]], [[ornithologist]] and [[environmentalist]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://snar.fo/index.php?id=4206|title= Sverri Patursson (1871-1960)|publisher = snar.fo |accessdate=August 1, 2018}}</ref>
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'''Sverri Patursson''' (1871–1960) was a [[Faroese people|Faroese]] writer, author and environmentalist. He was devoted to make the [[Faroe Islands]] known, and his actions included writing tourist articles as a freelance journalist for the Scandinavian press. He was also a translator and literary writer, and one of the first authors who wrote in [[Faroese language|Faroese]].
Patursson was born in the village of [[Kirkjubøur]] on [[Streymoy]], [[Faroe Islands]]. He attended [[Vallekilde Folk High School]] in [[Zealand]] in [[Denmark]]. Patursson worked as a journalist and his articles frequently featured Faroese wildlife with birds a principal focus. He was devoted to make the [[Faroe Islands]] known, and his actions included writing tourist articles as a freelance journalist for the [[Scandinavia|Scandinavian]] press. Patursson was also a translator and literary writer, and an early author who wrote in [[Faroese language|Faroese]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.faroeartstamps.fo/?side=23b6c355d29d3b21505c0735c7e1cc9c|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060228065425/http://www.faroeartstamps.fo/?side=23b6c355d29d3b21505c0735c7e1cc9c|url-status = dead|archive-date = 28 February 2006|title= Sverre Patursson
|publisher = Faroe Post|date= 6 January 2006 |accessdate=August 1, 2018}}</ref> Patursson was the brother of [[Súsanna Helena Patursson]], a famous Faroese actress and writer in her own right, and [[Jóannes Patursson]], who led the Faroese nationalist movement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jóannes Patursson |url=https://www.myheritage.com.tr/names/j%C3%B3annes_patursson |website=MyHeritage |publisher=MyHeritage |accessdate=30 October 2020}}</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==


=== Own work ===
=== Own work ===
* ''Dagdjølja'', 1901
* ''Dagdvølja'', 1901
* ''Nøkur orð um hin føroyska dansin'', 1908
* ''Nøkur orð um hin føroyska dansin'', 1908
* ''Fra Færøernes næringsveie i tekst og billeder'', Kria. 1918<ref>[http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Kunst_og_kultur/Litteratur/Forfatter/Sverre_Patursson Denstoredanske.dk]</ref>
* ''Fra Færøernes næringsveie i tekst og billeder'', Kria. 1918<ref>[http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Kunst_og_kultur/Litteratur/Forfatter/Sverre_Patursson Sverre Patursson] Denstoredanske.dk</ref>
* ''Móti loysing'' (political articles), 1925
* ''Móti loysing'' (political articles), 1925
* ''Landaskipan og figgjarlig viðurskiftur i fristatinum Føroyar'' (political articles), 1928
* ''Landaskipan og figgjarlig viðurskiftur i fristatinum Føroyar'' (political articles), 1928
* ''Fuglar og folk'' (noveller og essays), 1935, (2nd edition 1968)
* ''Fuglar og folk'' (noveller og essays), 1935 (2nd edition 1968)
* ''Fuglar og fólk''. Kirkjubøur: Øssur Patursson, 1968. (176 pages)
* ''Fuglar og fólk''. Kirkjubøur: Øssur Patursson, 1968 (176 pages)
* ''Fram við Sugguni : søgur, greinir, røður og yrkingar.'' (short stories, articles, speeches and poems, published after his death). Tórshavn: Emil Thomsen, 1971. (172 pages)
* ''Fram við Sugguni : søgur, greinir, røður og yrkingar.'' (short stories, articles, speeches and poems, published after his death). Tórshavn: Emil Thomsen, 1971 (172 pages)
* ''Fuglaframi: 1898-1902''. Tórshavn: Offset-prent, Emil Thomsen, 1972 (408 pages)
* ''Fuglaframi: 1898-1902''. Tórshavn: Offset-prent, Emil Thomsen, 1972 (408 pages)
* ''Fra Færøernes næringsveie i tekst og billeder : med historisk oversigt''. Tórshavn: Sjóvinnubankin, 1982. (76 pages)
* ''Fra Færøernes næringsveie i tekst og billeder : med historisk oversigt''. Tórshavn: Sjóvinnubankin, 1982 (76 pages)
* ''Ábal og aðrar søgur'' Tórshavn: Føroya skúlabókagrunnur, (Ábal and other short stories) 2nd edition 2004. (45 pages, school book)<ref>[http://snar.fo/skipan/utgavur/snarbook/abal-og-arar-soegur/ Snar.fo Ábal og aðrar søgur]</ref>
* ''Ábal og aðrar søgur'' Tórshavn: Føroya skúlabókagrunnur, (Ábal and other short stories) 2nd edition 2004 (45 pages, school book)<ref>[http://snar.fo/skipan/utgavur/snarbook/abal-og-arar-soegur/ Snar.fo Ábal og aðrar søgur]</ref>


=== Translations ===
=== Translations ===
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Latest revision as of 21:55, 1 June 2024

Sverri Patursson featured on a Faroese postage stamp (1984)

Sverri Patursson (1871–1960) was a Faroese writer, author, and journalist. He was also a translator, ornithologist and environmentalist.[1]

Patursson was born in the village of Kirkjubøur on Streymoy, Faroe Islands. He attended Vallekilde Folk High School in Zealand in Denmark. Patursson worked as a journalist and his articles frequently featured Faroese wildlife with birds a principal focus. He was devoted to make the Faroe Islands known, and his actions included writing tourist articles as a freelance journalist for the Scandinavian press. Patursson was also a translator and literary writer, and an early author who wrote in Faroese.[2] Patursson was the brother of Súsanna Helena Patursson, a famous Faroese actress and writer in her own right, and Jóannes Patursson, who led the Faroese nationalist movement.[3]

Bibliography

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Own work

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  • Dagdvølja, 1901
  • Nøkur orð um hin føroyska dansin, 1908
  • Fra Færøernes næringsveie i tekst og billeder, Kria. 1918[4]
  • Móti loysing (political articles), 1925
  • Landaskipan og figgjarlig viðurskiftur i fristatinum Føroyar (political articles), 1928
  • Fuglar og folk (noveller og essays), 1935 (2nd edition 1968)
  • Fuglar og fólk. Kirkjubøur: Øssur Patursson, 1968 (176 pages)
  • Fram við Sugguni : søgur, greinir, røður og yrkingar. (short stories, articles, speeches and poems, published after his death). Tórshavn: Emil Thomsen, 1971 (172 pages)
  • Fuglaframi: 1898-1902. Tórshavn: Offset-prent, Emil Thomsen, 1972 (408 pages)
  • Fra Færøernes næringsveie i tekst og billeder : med historisk oversigt. Tórshavn: Sjóvinnubankin, 1982 (76 pages)
  • Ábal og aðrar søgur Tórshavn: Føroya skúlabókagrunnur, (Ábal and other short stories) 2nd edition 2004 (45 pages, school book)[5]

Translations

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  • Robinson Kruso - Daniel Defoe (translated into Faroese by Sverre Patursson), 1914 (2nd edition 1968)

References

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  1. ^ "Sverri Patursson (1871-1960)". snar.fo. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Sverre Patursson". Faroe Post. 6 January 2006. Archived from the original on 28 February 2006. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Jóannes Patursson". MyHeritage. MyHeritage. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. ^ Sverre Patursson Denstoredanske.dk
  5. ^ Snar.fo Ábal og aðrar søgur
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