Background
Sande was born on 1 December 1906 in the village of Dale in Sunnfjord in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
Sande was born on 1 December 1906 in the village of Dale in Sunnfjord in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
He completed his candidate philol exam in 1931, but then he went to work at sea as he had been drawn to that life from early on.
He wrote all his texts in nynorsk, one of the two official Norwegian written language forms. His work helped secure a special place on the Norwegian culture-scene for the municipality Fjaler. His career as a writer spanned from 1929 to 1967.
In 1934 he started to work as a lector in Fredrikstad.
After World World War II he moved to the same position at Ullern gymnas in Oslo. In 1963, he decided to quit teaching and devote his life to writing.
That year he received a stipend of 15 000 Norwegian kroner and was promised the same for 1964 and 1965. His later years were marked by ill health.
He died on 16 March 1967 at age 61.
In 2002, 35 years after his death, Sande"s birth community of Dale erected a statue by sculptor Sivert Donali in tribute to Sande"s poem "Vesle Daniel." Picture of Vesle Daniel statue In 2006 on Jacob Sande"s 100 years anniversary, the Faroese singer and composer Hanus G. Johansen released an album with poems by Jakob Sande, which Hanus G. had composed melodies foreign The album was called Frå leddigen – Jakob Sande-dikt i færøysk tonedrakt. The music was played by the Faroese ensemble Aldubáran.