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Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb

Faroese folklorist and linguist

Died when: 90 years 10 days (1080 months)
Star Sign: Aries

 

Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb

Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (March 25, 1819 – April 8, 1909) was a Faroese Lutheran minister who established the modern orthography of Faroese, the language of the Faroe Islands, based on the Icelandic language, which like Faroese, derives from Old Norse.

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