Hans Andreas Djurhuus

Hans Andrias Djurhuus (20 October 1883 – 6 May 1951) was a Faroese poet and teacher. He is well known for his national poems and for his children's songs, but he also wrote psalms, short stories, plays, fairytales and one novel. He also edited the newspaper Dúgvan from 1909 to 1910.

Djurhuus was born and died in Tórshavn. His brother Janus Djurhuus, who was two years older, is also one of the well-known poets of the Faroe Islands. Both were born and raised in a house in the old part of Tórshavn, which is called Áarstova, down in the Eastern Harbour; the brothers are often referred to as the Áarstovu Brothers (Áarstovubrøðurnir). Hans Andrias Djurhuus was one of the most productive Faroese poets.

The brother's great grandfather was Jens Christian Djurhuus (1773–1853), who was the first to write poems in the Faroese language.

After finishing school Hans Andreas worked as a fisherman for a short period, then attended the Føroya Fólkaháskúli. He then studied at the Teachers Seminar (Føroya Læraraskúli), graduating in 1905. He worked as a school teacher in Sandavágur, Klaksvík, Tvøroyri and Tórshavn.

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