Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb

Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (March 25, 1819 – April 4, 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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Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb
Birth dateMarch 25, 1819
Birth place
Sandavágur , Faroe Islands
Date of deathApril 04, 1909
Place of death
Copenhagen , Denmark

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