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Historical Graves

Old Graveyard

Jørgen Frantz Jacobsen (1900-1938)

October 14th 2024

Author and journalist. Jørgen Frantz Jacobsen penned a wealth of political articles on Faroese society. However, he is best known his the widely translated hist...
Old Graveyard

Joen Waagstein (1879-1949)

October 14th 2024

Teacher and pioneer in Faroese music, art and sports. Jógvan studied drawing and music abroad. He graduated as a teacher in 1902 and set a wealth of Faroese poe...
Old Graveyard

Georg Casper Hansen (1844-1924)

October 14th 2024

Trailblazer and music teacher. Georg Hansen started teaching in the 1870s and was pivotal in nurturing music-making in Tórshavn. He founded the town bras band, ...
Old Graveyard

Enok Daniel Bærentsen (1831-1900)

October 14th 2024

Merchant and politician. One of the most prominent Faroese politicians of the 19th century. He served a total of 24 years in the Faroese Parliament and one in t...
Old Graveyard

Martin Christian Restorff (1816-1897)

October 14th 2024

Merchant and baker. He was commonly known as old Restorff. The business he founded, M.C. Restorff og Sønner, was the biggest company in Tórshavn in its day. Tór...
Old Graveyard

Rasmus Jørgen Winther (1749-1799)

October 14th 2024

Priest of South Streymoy Parish. He launched a series of initiatives for the benefit of the parish including: á Svínaryggi Cemetery (1782), a new church at Bryg...
Old Graveyard

Ebba Müller (b. Zahle) (1891-1967)

October 14th 2024

Shipowner and entrepreneur. She ran the family shipping company after her husband Hans Christopher Müller’s death. Ebba chaired the Faroese Shipowners Associati...
Old Graveyard

Amalie Joensen (b. Müller) (1866-1944)

October 14th 2024

One of the first five women to graduate as teachers from the School of Education in Tórshavn in 1887. Amalia spent a long period in Greenland, where her husband...
Old Graveyard

Else Bergitte Petersen (b. Debess) (1854-1927)

October 14th 2024

The foremost Faroese pre WWI photographer. Elsa was the first Faroese woman to become a professional photographer. Her images are a pivotal element of Faroese c...
Old Graveyard

Anne Sophie Danielsen (b. Larsen) (1858-1934)

October 14th 2024

Skilled healer who the community turned to. She helped many people. In her youth she developed a passion for Faroese medicinal plants. Her expertise included ex...