Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

Norwegian writer

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1812

Place of Birth: Christiania, Norway

Date of Death: 06-Jan-1885

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

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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".