Matras, Christian, 1900-1988
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Name (Latin)
Matras, Christian, 1900-1988
Other forms of name
Matras, Chr. (Christian), 1900-1988
Date of birth
1900-12-07
Date of death
1988-10-16
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Christian Matras ; born 7 December 1900 in Viðareiði (Viðoy), died 16 October 1988 in Tórshavn ; was a Faroese poet and academic. He was the founding professor of the University of the Faroe Islands ; In 1936 Matras began working at the University of Copenhagen, becoming a professor of linguistics in 1952. He was the first Faroese person to become a professor, and until 2009 the only in Copenhagen ; In 1965 he returned to the Faroe Islands to become the founding professor and head of the department of Faroese language at the University of the Faroe Islands in Tórshavn ( (English Wikipedia, viewed July 2, 2026) )
- Djurhuus, J.H.O. Yrkingar 1898-1948, 1988:t.p. (Chr. Matras) colophon (Christian Matras)
- Dan. bog., 1989(Matras, Chr., 1900-1988)
Wikipedia description:
Christian Matras (7 December 1900 – 16 October 1988) was a Faroese poet and academic. He was the founding professor of the University of the Faroe Islands. He is one of the most important poets in Faroese literature.
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