Sigert Patursson

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Sigert O. Patursson (October 15, 1869 – September 17, 1931) was a Faroese explorer.

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↑ Vítt um verøld. Ferðaminni og ferðafrásagnir. Archived 2016-04-16 at the Wayback Machine .
↑ Patursson, Sigert. 1901. Sibirien i vore Dage : Kulturhistoriske Optegnelser og Oplevelser under et ca. seksaarigt Ophold og Rejser i nordlige og sydlige Egne af Vestsibirien samt ved der kariske Hav.. Copenhagen: Brandt.
↑ Patursson, Sigert O. 1994. Á ferð í Sibiriu: frásagnir um mentanarsøgu og hendingar á seks ára ferð í norðaru og sunnaru pørtunum av Vestursibiriu og við Karahav. Transl. Sigrið av Skarði Joensen. Tórshavn: Ungu Føroyar.
↑ Justinussen, Jens Christian Svabo. 1997. Fanget i fisken? En analyse af den politiske økonomi på Færøerne i efterkrigstiden. Roskilde: Tek-Sam, p 1. Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine .

Sigert Patursson

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