1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ASBJORNSEN, PETER CHRISTEN (1812-1885), and MOB. J0RGEN ENGEBRETSEN (1813-1882), collectors of Norwegian folklore, so closely united in their life's work that it is unusual to name them apart. Asbjornsen was born in Christian!* on the 1 5th of January 1812; he belonged to an ancient family of the Gudbrandsdal, which is believed to have died with him. He became a student at the university in 1833, but as early as 1832, in his twentieth year, he had begun to collect and write down all the fairy stories and legends wh…
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