Peter Andreas Munch
Peter Andreas Munch was a Norwegian historian, university teacher, writer and philologist (1810–1863). He was born at Christiania and died at Rome.
Also recorded as P. A. Munch; Peder Andreas Munch.
Peter Andreas Munch in brief
- Born
- 1810
- Died
- 1863
- Known for
- historian, university teacher, writer, philologist and geographer
- Place of birth
- Christiania
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings P. A. Munch and Peder Andreas Munch. His recorded language was Danish.
He was the child of Edvard Storm Munch and Johanne Sophie Hoffgaard. 2 children are recorded: Sophie Mellbye and Karen Juliane Gram (Munch).
Career and activity
Peter Andreas Munch worked in history.
He was employed by University of Oslo. Recorded position is National archivist of Norway. He belonged to Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences and Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.
Catalogued works
40 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1893 to 1906. The first 12 are listed here.
Underholdende Tildragelser af Norges Historie, korteligen fortalte. Det norske Folks Historie. Om Nordboernes Forbindelse med Rusland og tilgrændsende Lande. Om den saakaldte nyere historiske Skole i Norge. P.A. Munch's literære arbeider, kronologisk ordnede. Jus nauticum recentius quod inter Norvegos olim valuit. Nordmændenes gudelære i hedenold. The cathedral of Throndheim. Fagrskinna: Kortfattet norsk konge-saga fra slutningen af det tolfte eller begyndelsen af det ... Saga Olafs konungs ens Helga. Hønse-Thorers saga eller fortaelling om Hønse-Thorer. Sagaer eller Fortællinger om Nordmænds og Islænderes Bedrifter i Oldtiden.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Munch, Peter Andreas, Encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe, 2015. Munch, Peter Andreas, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Peter Andreas Munch, Kindler Kompakt Skandinavische Literatur 19. Jahrhundert, 2016. Munch, Peter Andreas: Det norske Folks Historie, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Kollega Peter Andreas Munch, Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, 2012.
In detail
Peter Andreas Munch studied at University of Oslo. the recorded working language is Danish.
The field of work recorded is history.
Employment is recorded with University of Oslo. Positions recorded include National archivist of Norway. Membership is recorded of Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony and Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
Distinctions recorded are Royal Order of the Polar Star and Order of St. Olav.
Chronology
- 1810Peter Andreas Munch born at Christiania.
- 1863Peter Andreas Munch died at Rome.
Sources
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- 1.
“Peter Andreas Munch”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q561632: Peter Andreas Munch
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Elsewhere in Books
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- Peter BichselAuthor
- Peter BieriAuthor
- Péter BornemiszaAuthor
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