page_title: Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb
hierarchical_section_title: Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb
context_page_description: Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb was a Faroese Lutheran minister who established the modern orthography of Faroese, the language of the Faroe Islands, based on the Icelandic language, which like Faroese, derives from Old Norse.
context_section_description: Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (March 25, 1819 – April 8, 1909) was a Faroese Lutheran minister who established the modern orthography of Faroese, the language of the Faroe Islands, based on the Icelandic language, which like Faroese, derives from Old Norse.
caption: Faroe Islands stamp honoring Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb
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