Gregers Joensen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Danish politician
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Place of Birth: Eiði
About Gregers Joensen
- Gregers Joensen (December 14, 1835 – June 12, 1897), a.k.a.
- Grækaris Joensen, was a Faroese teacher and politician. Joensen was born in Eiði.
- He received a teaching degree in 1871 and was the first person to graduate from the Faroese Teachers School.
- He worked as a teacher in Eiði until his death in 1897.
- Joensen represented Eysturoy in the Faroese Parliament from 1875 to 1887, and again from 1895 until his death.
- At the same time, he served as the first mayor of the Municipality of Eiði from 1894 to 1897.
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