Fríðrikur Petersen (April 22, 1853 – April 26, 1917) was a noted Faroese Unionist politician and clergyman. [1]
Biography
editPetersen was born at Saltnes in Eysturoy. He was the son of Johannes Petersen (1812–1901) and Susanne Frederikke Olesdatter (1826–1905). He became a student in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1875 and was awarded his Cand.theol. in 1880. He was married in 1880 with Sophie Amalie Wesenberg (1861–1919). He was ordained a Lutheran priest in the Church of the Faroe Islands (Fólkakirkjan). He served as parish priest at Sandoynni (1880), Suðuroy (1885) and at Østerø (1900). He was a rural dean at Nes in Eysturoy from 1900 to 1917. [1]
Petersen was chairman of the Sambandpartiet from its foundation in 1906 until his death in 1917. He was a member of the Faroese Løgting (1890) and the Danish Landsting (1892–1900). He served as county councilor for the Faroe Islands 1894–1902. [2]
He died on April 26, 1917 in Copenhagen.[1]
Frederik's Church in Nes
editFredericks Church (Fríðrikskirkjan) in Nes was completed in 1994 and was named in honor of Fríðrikur Petersen. [3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Anton Degn. "Fríðrikur Petersen". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Gyldendal. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "Fríðrikur Petersen (1853-1917)". skaldskapur. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Fredericks Church". Posta Faroe Islands. January 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
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