Gregers Joensen

Gregers Joensen (December 14, 1835 – June 12, 1897), a.k.a. Grækaris Joensen,[1] was a Faroese teacher and politician.

Gregers Joensen
Born	(1835-12-14)December 14, 1835 Eiði, Faroe Islands
Died	June 12, 1897(1897-06-12) (aged 61)
Nationality	Faroese
Occupation	Teacher, politician
Title	Mayor of Eiði
Term	1894–1897
Predecessor	none
Successor	Jens Jørgen Kruse

Joensen was born in Eiði.[2] He received a teaching degree in 1871 and was the first person to graduate from the Faroese Teachers School.[2] He worked as a teacher in Eiði until his death in 1897.[1] Joensen represented Eysturoy in the Faroese Parliament from 1875 to 1887, and again from 1895 until his death. At the same time, he served as the first mayor of the Municipality of Eiði from 1894 to 1897.[3]

References

1. "Eiðis skúli: Skúlaviðurskifti á Eiði". Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
2. Trap, Jens Peter. 1954. Danmark, vol. 13. Copenhagen: G. E. C. Gad, p. 161.
3. Eiði – Ljósá – Svínáir: Bygdaráðsformenn. Archived 2015-02-08 at the Wayback Machine

Further reading

• Dahl, Árni. 2002. Løgtingið 150. Hátíðarrit. Vol. 2. Tórshavn, p. 299.