Erlendur Patursson (20 August 1913 – 16 June 1986) was a Faroese politician and writer. Erlendur was born in 1913 in

Kirkjubøur Kirkjubøur ( da, Kirkebø) is the southernmost village on Streymoy, Faroe Islands. The village is located on the south-west coast of Streymoy and has a view towards the islands of Hestur and Koltur towards the west, and to Sandoy towards the sout ...

. He was the son of the politician Jóannes Patursson. He became cand.pol. in 1940 and was one of the founders of '' Tjóðveldisflokkurin'', the Faroese Republican Party, in 1948.Jinathan Wylie, "Erlendur Patursson, Politician and Journalist," in Jonathan Wylie and David Margolin, ''The Ring of Dancers: Images of Faroese Culture'', Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1981, , pp. 139–41, p. 139. The Republicans are a left-wing Faroese political party in favor of national independence from

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. He was a member of the Løgting from 1958 to 1966 and again in 1970–86. From 1963 to 1967 he was minister of fishery and finance, and from 1973 to 1977 a member of the

Folketing The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands ...

. Patursson came up with the idea for the

Nordic House in the Faroe Islands The Nordic House ( fo, Norðurlandahúsið) is a cultural institution in the Faroe Islands. Its aim is to support and promote Nordic countries, Nordic and Faroe Islands, Faroese culture, locally and in the Nordic region. History Erlendur Paturss ...

. In the Nordic council he pushed for

Greenlandic independence Greenlandic independence ( da, Grønlandsk uafhængighed, kl, Kalaallisuut kiffaanngissusiat) is a political ambition of some political parties (such as Siumut, Inuit Ataqatigiit, Partii Naleraq, and Nunatta Qitornai), advocacy groups, and indiv ...

as well as independence for

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. As a writer Patursson has been honoured for his work concerning Faroese fishermen from 1850 to 1970. In 1981 he received the

Faroese Literature Prize The Faroese Literature Prize, also known as the Mentanarvirðisløn M. A. Jacobsens (M. A. Jacobsen's Cultural Award), is a prize for Faroese literature that was begun by the Tórshavnar kommuna (Tórshavn City Council) in 1958. Its winners includ ...

, ''M. A. Jacobsens Heiðursløn'', for these writings.

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Faroese writers 1913 births 1986 deaths Members of the Folketing Faroese members of the Folketing Faroese Literature Prize recipients Republic (Faroe Islands) politicians Members of the Løgting Fisheries Ministers of the Faroe Islands Government ministers of the Faroe Islands Finance Ministers of the Faroe Islands People from Kirkjubøur Members of the Folketing 1973–1975 Members of the Folketing 1975–1977 {{Faroes-writer-stub