Georg Lindenskov Samuelsen (January 8, 1910 – February 17, 1997) was a Faroese editor. Samuelsen was born in

Tórshavn Tórshavn (; ; Danish language, Danish: ''Thorshavn''), usually locally referred to as simply Havn, is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of th ...

,Joensen, Sofus et al. 1986. Føroyskar bókmentir í úrvali, vol. 4. Tórshavn: Føroya Skulabokagrunnur, p. 358. the son of Andrass Samuelsen and Beate Emilie Lindenskov.G L ''Kraks Blå Bog''. 1974. Copenhagen: Krak.
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Trygvi Samuelsen Samuel Georg Trygve Samuelsen (September 16, 1907 – February 19, 1985) was a Faroese lawyer and politician in the Faroese Union Party. Life Samuelsen was born in Fuglafjørður i 1907, the son of Andrass Samuelsen and Beate Emilie Lindenskov ...

, and the father of Lisbeth L. Petersen and Beate L. Samuelsen. He served as the editor of the newspaper ''

Dimmalætting ''Dimmalætting'' (Faroese language, Faroese for 'Dawn') is the oldest and largest newspaper of the Faroe Islands and is based in Tórshavn. The first edition of the ''Dimma'', as it is commonly known, appeared (after a test issue on December 8, 1 ...

'' from 1936 to 1981—that is, from the age of 26 until he retired.Thorsen, Svend. 1947. ''Den danske dagspresse'', vol. 1. Copenhagen: Gad, p. 150. In 1945 he also became a special correspondent for the newspaper ''

Berlingske Tidende ''Berlingske'', previously known as ''Berlingske Tidende'' (, 'Berling's Times'), is a Danish national daily newspaper based in Copenhagen. It is considered a newspaper of record for Denmark. First published on 3 January 1749, ''Berlingske'' is ...

''. Samuelsen co-founded the Aid Association for Needy Fishermen () in 1936 and became its director in 1953. He became a member of the Faroese Accident Insurance Council () from 1954 to 1964 and again from 1968 onward, was head of the ''Útvarpsnevndin'', the broadcasting council for Faroese Radio () from 1959 to 1964 and again from 1968 onward, and was head of the Tórshavn Theater () from 1952 to 1967. During this time, Samuelsen was active in the

Tórshavn Theater Society The Tórshavn Theater Society () is a theater association in Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands. The society operates the Tórshavn Theater (, ), which was designed and built by H. C. W. Tórgarð in 1926. Tórgarð also became the society's first ch ...

() and he participated in a number of

radio drama Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, dramatised, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the liste ...

s with Faroese Radio throughout the years. He also translated several radio dramas into Faroese. Samuelson became an honorary member of the Union Party in 1970. He died in Tórshavn.

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* 1930: ''Sól og sirm'' (Sun and Mist), poetry collection

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