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Christian Matras (poet) was born on 7 December, 1900 in Viðareiði. Discover Christian Matras (poet)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?

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Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 7 December 1900
Birthday 7 December
Birthplace Viðareiði
Date of death (1988-10-16) Tórshavn
Died Place Tórshavn
Nationality Faroe Islands

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1988

Matras died on 16 October 1988. A few months earlier he was honored with a stamp by Postverk Føroya. In October 2006, his birthplace Viðareiði announced the street name Kristjansgøta ( "Christian Street").

1965

In 1965 he returned to the Faroe Islands to become the founding professor and head of the department of Faroese language at the University of the Faroe Islands in Tórshavn. He produced an extensive body of work analyzing Faroese language, literature, and culture, until his retirement in 1971.

1928

After graduation, Matras studied Scandinavian Studies at the University of Copenhagen. He also spent a semester in Norway, where he worked with Norwegian seals. In 1928, he obtained his MA in linguistics. In 1933 he took a doctor’s degree in Old Norse from the University of Copenhagen with his doctorate with a dissertation on the place name in the Faroe Islands. In 1936 Matras began working at the University of Copenhagen, becoming a professor of linguistics in 1952. He was the first Faroese person to become a professor, and until 2009 the only in Copenhagen.

1912

Christian Matras was born in the village Viðareiði, Viðoy, located at far northern end of the Faroe Islands. The surname Matras goes back to an immigrant from France. He attended primary school until he moved to Tórshavn in 1912, where he attended secondary school. He was in a class with Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen and William Heinesen. In 1920, Matras moved to Sorø, Denmark, where he completed his schooling

1900

Christian Matras (7 December 1900 –16 October 1988) was a Faroese poet and academic. He was the founding professor of the University of the Faroe Islands. He is one of the most important poets in Faroese literature.