Sverri Patursson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sverri Patursson

Faroese ornithologist and author

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1871

Place of Birth: Kirkjubøur, Tórshavnar, Faroe Islands

Date of Death: 10-Nov-1960

Profession: writer, poet, author, ornithologist, journalist

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Sverri Patursson (1871–1960) was a Faroese writer, author, and journalist.
He was also a translator, ornithologist and environmentalist. Patursson was born in the village of Kirkjubøur on Streymoy, Faroe Islands.
He attended Vallekilde Folk High School in Zealand in Denmark.
Patursson worked as a journalist and his articles frequently featured Faroese wildlife with birds a principal focusr.
He was devoted to make the Faroe Islands known, and his actions included writing tourist articles as a freelance journalist for the Scandinavian press.
Patursson was also a translator and literary writer, and an early author who wrote in Faroese.