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Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
1812 – 1885 · aged 73
Norwegian forester, writer, children's writer, and collector of fairy tales (1812–1885)
- Born
- 15 Jan 1812 · Christiania
- Died
- 6 Jan 1885 · Christiania
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- 15 Jan 1812BornBorn in Christiania
- 6 Jan 1885DiedDied in Christiania
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- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
Biography
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (15 January 1812 – 5 January 1885) was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore. They were so closely united in their lives' work that their folk tale collections are commonly mentioned only as "Asbjørnsen and Moe".
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