Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb, born 6 July 1767 - died 24 May 1820.

Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb was Faroese and trained as a lawyer. He was Prime Minister

Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands

This is a list of Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands.The Faroese term for the function, Løgmaður literally means "Lawman".-First Ministers :-First Ministers :-See also:...

 of the Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

 from 1805 to 1816. Hammershaimb was the last Prime Minister before the Lagting was abandoned in 1816.

Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb was the father of Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb

Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb

Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb 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.-Background:Hammershaimb was born in Sandavágur on the island of Vágar in...

, who set the rules and orthography for the modern Faroese language

Faroese language

Faroese , is an Insular Nordic language spoken by 48,000 people in the Faroe Islands and about 25,000 Faroese people in Denmark and elsewhere...

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