Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb

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Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb
Lawman of the Faroe Islands
In office
1805–1816
Preceded byJohan Michael Lund
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1767-07-06)6 July 1767
Died24 May 1820(1820-05-24) (aged 52)
NationalityFaroese
ChildrenVenceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (son)
OccupationLawyer

Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb (6 July 1767[1] - 24 May 1820[1]) was a Faroese lawyer. He was Lawman (prime minister) of the Faroe Islands from 1805 to 1816. Hammershaimb was the last Lawman before the position was abolished.

Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb was the father of Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb,[2] who set the rules and orthography for the modern Faroese language.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b NIELSEN, Carl Frederik (1876). Stamtavle over Familien Hammershaimb, eller W. F. de Hammershaimbs Descendenter, etc (in Danish). Copenhagen: Cohen's Book Printing Company. p. 13. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ Dalberg, C. A. S.; Plum, Paul Munk (1916). Metropolitan Skolen gennem 700 Aar (in Danish). Gyldendal. p. 137. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ Bandle, Oskar; Elmevik, Lennart; Widmark, Gun (2002). The Nordic Languages: An International Handbook of the History of the North Germanic Languages. Walter de Gruyter. p. 1463. ISBN 978-3-11-017149-5. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
1805-1816
Succeeded by
Position abolished