Peter Christen Asbjornsen
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Job / Known for: Folklore collector and writer
Left traces: Norwegian folk tales
Born
Date: 1812-01-15
Location: NO Oslo
Died
Date: 1885-01-06 (aged 73)
Resting place: NO Vår Frelsers gravlund, Oslo
Death Cause: Pneumonia
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Parent(s): Anders Asbjørnsen and Thurine Elisabeth Bruun
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Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was a Norwegian writer and scholar who, along with his friend Jørgen Moe, collected and published Norwegian folk tales under the name of Asbjørnsen and Moe. He was also a zoologist, a forest master, and a pioneer of environmentalism in Norway. He traveled extensively in Norway and abroad, collecting stories, legends, and natural specimens. He wrote several books on natural history, folklore, and travel, as well as some novels and fairy tales. He was influenced by the Romantic movement and the Norwegian national awakening, and contributed to the development of Norwegian literature and identity. He was a member of several scientific societies and received many honors and awards for his work. He died of pneumonia in 1885, at the age of 72.
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