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Steinbjørn Berghamar Jacobsen (September 30, 1937 – April 12, 2012) was a Faroese poet, teacher and writer. He was known as a children's writer, but his works also included short stories, plays and novels. He was awarded the Faroese Literature Prize for fiction in 1981.
Jacobsen was born in Sandvík on September 30, 1937. He died on April 12, 2012, in Torshavn, Faroe Islands, at the age of 74.
In the month after his death two of his children worked with 11 of their father's poems. His son Kári Jacobsen composed melodies for the poems. Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen's daughter Eyð B. Jacobsen sang the songs, which were recorded and released by Tutl, a Faroese record label. The album's title is Tungl, Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen. Tungl was the title of a collection of poems by Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen, it was published in 1987.
Honours
- 1976 Barnabókaheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðs (Award for Children's Books from Tórshavn Municipality)
- 1981 Faroese Literature Prize (In Faroese: Mentanarvirðisløn M. A. Jacobsens) (M. A. Jacobsen's Award)
- 1985 Barnabókaheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðs (Award for Children's Books from Tórshavn Municipality)