Erlendur Patursson (20 August 1913 – 16 June 1986) was a Faroese politician and writer. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Faroe Islands or Faeroe Islands or simply Faroe(s or Faeroes (Føroyar meaning " Sheep Islands" Færøerne Old Norse
Erlendur was born in 1913 in Kirkjubøur. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kirkjubøur is the southernmost village on Streymoy, Faroe Islands and the country's most important historical site He was the son of the politician Jóannes Patursson.
He became cand. pol. In 1940 and was one the founders of Tjóðveldisflokkurin the Faroese Republican Party. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic (Tjóðveldi also known as the Republican Party) is a Left-of-centre Political party in the Faroe Islands committed to Faroese The republicans are a left-wing Faroese political party in favor of national independence from Denmark. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe He was a member of the Faroese parliament — the Løgting — from 1958-66 and again in 1970–86. The Løgting, or determined in Faroese Løgtingið (full official name Føroya løgting "Løgting of the Faroes" is the Parliament From 1963–67 he was minister of fishery and finance, and from 1973–1977 a member of the Danish parliament – the Folketing. The Folketing, or Folketinget, is the national Parliament of Denmark.
Patursson came up with the idea for the Nordic House in the Faroe Islands. The Nordic House (in Faroese Norðurlandahúsið) is the most important cultural institution in the Faroe Islands. In the Nordic council he agitated for independency for Greenland and Åland. The Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers is an intergovernmental forum for co-operation between the Nordic countries. Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat meaning "Land of the Greenlanders" Grønland is a self-governing Danish Province located between the
As a writer Patursson has been awarded for his work concerning Faroese fishermen from 1850–1970. In 1981 he received Mentanarvirðisløn M. A. Jacobsens the Faroese literary award for these writings.
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