
Jens Christian Svabo
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 201 years ago |
Born | Midvagur |
Date of died | February 14,1824 |
Died | Torshavn |
Faroe Islands | |
Date of birth | January 1,1746 |
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ID | 978711 |
Jens Christian Svabo Life story
Jens Christian Svabo was a pioneering Faroese linguist, scholar, and ethnographer. Svabo was born in Miðvágur, Vágar, the Faroe Islands to a minister and his wife. Svabo studied history, music, and theology in Miðvágur and later in Tórshavn.