ASBERNSEN Peter Christen (Asbjornsen Peter Christen)

Born January 15, 1812 in Christiania (now Oslo). Despite the fact that the bulk of life Asbernsen a forester, zoologist, and popularizer of science, its fame is due mainly to cooperate with Jorgen. During their joint collection of Norwegian folk tales (Norske folkeeventyr, . 1841) followed their own collections Asbernsena - Norwegian fairy tales and folk tales (Norske huldreeventyr og folkesagn, . 1845-1847) and the Norwegian Folk Tales (Norske folkeeventyr, . 1871),
. He died in Christiania Asbernsen January 5, 1885.