Sámal Johansen

Sámal Johansen (born 31 October 1899 in Haldórsvík, Faroe Islands, died 11 March 1991) was a Faroese writer and teacher.

He was the father of Marita Petersen, the first female prime minister of the Faroe Islands.

[1] In the years 1928 - 1931, Sámal Johansen was editor, together with Samuel Jacob Sesanus Olsen, of the children's magazine Barnablaðið.

[2][3][4] Johansen received the Faroese Literature Prize, also known as M.A.

Jacobsens Heiðursløn in Faroese, in 1975 for the book 'Á bygd fyrst í tjúgundu øld'.