Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb

Faroese folklorist and linguist, Lutheran clergyman

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1819

Place of Birth: Sandavágur, Vága Municipality

Date of Death: 08-Apr-1909

Profession: writer, pastor, linguist

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (March 25, 1819 – April 8, 1909) 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.