Rikard Long
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| Born | January 23, 1889 |
| Died | December 16, 1977(aged 88) |
| Nationality | Faroese |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Political party | People's Party (Faroe Islands) |
Rikard Sigmund Long(January 23, 1889 – December 16, 1977) was aFaroeseteacher, writer, and politician for thePeople's Party.
Long was born inTórshavn,the son of Georg Long fromCopenhagenand Svanhilda Pálsson fromVágur.[1][2]He passed hisexamen artiumin 1907 and hisexamen philosophicumin 1909.[1]He enrolled at theUniversity of Copenhagenin 1909, initially studying medicine and later switching to languages, but he never took any exams.[2]He was a teacher at the Tórshavn Nautical School (Faroese:Tórshavnar skiparaskúli) from 1914 to 1916 and from 1919 to 1920, and then taught at the Faroese Middle and High School (Faroese:Føroya Millum- og Realskúli) from 1921 to 1954.
He headed the Copenhagen Student Union from 1916 to 1918, theTórshavn Theater Societyfrom 1928 to 1930, the Faroese Youth Association (Faroese:Føroya Ungmannafelag) from 1932 to 1943, and theFaroese Teachers' Associationfrom 1933 to 1942. He served as a board member ofVarðinpress from 1919 to 1950 and headed it from 1935 to 1950. Lang served in theFaroese Parliamentas a representative from the SouthStreymoy(Faroese:Suðurstreymoy) district from 1943 to 1958, and he was also a member ofKristian Djurhuus's first administration (1950–1954).
Long was one of the best-known Faroese literary critics, and he was awarded theFaroese Literature Prizefor fiction in 1976. He died in Tórshavn.
Selected works[edit]
- 1939:Færøerne, Danmark, Grønland(The Faroes, Denmark, Greenland)
- 1964:Fornnorrøn Lesibók I–II(Old Norse Reader I–II)
- 1979:Kveikt og kannað
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