Sanna av Skarði

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Sanna av Skarði (left) depicted with Anna Suffía Rasmussen on a Faroese postage stamp

Sanna av Skarði (born Súsanna Kathrina Jacobsen,[1] April 19, 1876 – February 12, 1978)[2][3] was a Faroese educator.[4]

Sanna av Skarði was born in Tórshavn, the daughter of Jacob Jacobsen and Elsebeth Jacobsen née Djonesen.[3] In 1901 she married Símun av Skarði,[2] who co-founded the Faroese Folk High School (Faroese: Føroya Fólkaháskúli) together with Rasmus Rasmussen in Klaksvík in 1899.[5]

Career

She taught alongside her husband at the school.[4]

Personal life

Commemoration

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