Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

Details

Instance of

human

Born

15 January 1812, 1812

Died

6 January 1885, 1885

Place of birth

Christiania

Place of death

Christiania

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Peter

Family name

Asbjørnsen

Occupation

writer, marine biologist, children's writer, forester, collector of fairy tales, mythologist

Citizenship

Norway

described by source

Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Literary Encyclopedia 1929—1939, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, New International Encyclopedia, Otto's encyclopedia

educated at

University of Oslo, Det Kongelige Frederiks Universitet

languages spoken, written or signed

Norwegian, Danish

member of

Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters, Q72918319

partner in business or sport

Jørgen Moe

place of burial

Vår Frelsers gravlund

pseudonym

Clemens Bonifacius

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Category:Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

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