Sanna av Skarði explained

Sanna av Skarði (born Súsanna Kathrina Jacobsen,^[1] April 19, 1876 – February 12, 1978)^{[2] [3]} was a Faroese educator.^[4]

Early life

Sanna av Skarði was born in Tórshavn, the daughter of Jacob Jacobsen and Elsebeth Jacobsen née Djonesen. In 1901 she married Símun av Skarði, who co-founded the Faroese Folk High School (fo|Føroya Fólkaháskúli) together with Rasmus Rasmussen in Klaksvík in 1899.^[5]

Career

She taught alongside her husband at the school.

Personal life

Sanna and Símun were the parents of the journalist Sigrið av Skarði Joensen (1908–1975) and the linguist (1911–1999). She died in Tórshavn at the age of 101.

Commemoration

In 2000, she was featured on a Faroese stamp together with her sister-in-law Anna Suffía Rasmussen. Aside from Ruth Smith's self-portrait, this was the first Faroese postage stamp depicting prominent women.

Notes and References

1. http://www.kvinfo.dk/side/597/bio/1273/ Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon: Sigrid av Skarði Joensen (1908–1975).
2. http://denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Uddannelse_og_undervisning/H%C3%B8jskoleforstander/Simun_av_Skar%C3%B0i Den Store Danske: Simun av Skarði.
3. http://slaegt.gnurk.dk/torben/legacy/166.htm Bundgaard, Torben: Susanna Kathrine Jacobsen.
4. Web site: Sanna og Anna Suffía . 2024-09-15 . Føroya Fólkaháskuli . fo-FO.
5. Pons, Christophe. 2011. "The Anthropology of Christianity in the Faroe Islands". In: Firouz Gaini (ed.), Among the Islanders of the North: An Anthropology of the Faroe Islands, pp. 80–131. Tórshavn: Fróðskapur / Faroe University Press, p. 91.