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Peter Andreas Munch

Norwegian historian (1810-1863)
Person human Q561632

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[30]
Date of birth
December 15, 1810
Date of death
May 25, 1863
Place of birth
Christiania
Place of death
Rome
Country of citizenship
Norway[16]
Occupation
regional historian, historian, literary historian, university teacher, writer, philologist, geographer[17][18]
Employer
University of Oslo[21]
Field of work
history[19]
Position held
National archivist of Norway[20]
Educated at
University of Oslo[22]
Award received
Royal Order of the Polar Star, Order of St. Olav[24][25]
Notable work
Det norske Folks Historie[23]
Father
Edvard Storm Munch[12]
Mother
Johanne Sophie Hoffgaard[13]
Child
Sophie Mellbye, Karen Juliane Gram (Munch)[14][15]
Sibling
Christian Munch, Benedikte Henriette Munch
Languages spoken, written or signed
Danish[40]
Depicted by
Grave of Peter Andreas Munch, Peter Andreas Munch, Professor Peter Andreas Munch[33][34][35]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature[36][37][38][39]
Different from
Peter Andreas Munch[42]
Family name
Munch[31]
Given name
Peter[32]
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Member of
Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters[26][27][28][29]
Name in native language
Peter Andreas Munch[41]
Place of burial
Protestant Cemetery, Rome, Grave of Peter Andreas Munch[10][11]
🏷️ Also known as
en P. A. Munch en Peder Andreas Munch en Peter Andreas Munch da P.A. Munch de P. A. Munch he פטר אנדריאס מונץ' he פטר אנדריאס מונק ja ピーター・アンドレアス・ムンク(歴史家) ja ペーター・アンドレアス・ムンク ja ペーテル・アンドレアス・ムンク ko 페테르 안드레아스 뭉크 nl P.A. Munch ru Мунк Петер Андреас ru Мунк, Петер Андреас ru Петер Андреас Мунк sv Munch, Peter Andreas sv P. A. Munch sv P.A. Munch zh 彼得·安德烈·蒙克 zh 蒙克
🔖 Identifiers · 56
ISNI
0000000121018080
VIAF cluster ID
61898457
Library of Congress authority ID
no93016048
GND ID
100533817
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
P A Munch photo.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:3013
Arkivportalen agent ID
no-a1450-01000000506162
Arkivportalen archive ID
no-a1450-01000000007590
BIBSYS ID
90115549
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
127464570
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00136688, cnp01355309
DDB person (GND) ID
100533817
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
100533817
DigitaltMuseum ID
0210313998800
Edvard Munch's correspondence person ID
748
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Peter-Andreas-Munch
FAST ID
322778
Freebase ID
/m/04jc_j
Geni.com profile ID
6000000007960495341
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Peter_Andreas_Munch_-_historiker
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2237813
Henrik Ibsen writings ID
REGINFO_pePAM
IdRef ID
066910269
IxTheo authority ID
076631427
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
100533817
KulturNav-ID
abca5bb3-7383-4ebc-9f6b-7de488051294
Lex ID
Peter_Andreas_Munch
Libris-URI
pm135rd726sr5cf
Lokalhistoriewiki.no article ID
P.A._Munch
NE.se ID
peter-andreas-munch
NUKAT ID
n2012212944
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/7BBDD4ED-9E27-45B1-B826-3DF6762D3D49
National Library of Greece ID
148053
National Library of Wales Authority ID
munch-p-peter-andreas-1810-1863
National Virtual Library of India ID
878795
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072629800
Norsk biografisk leksikon ID
P_A_Munch, P.A._Munch
Norwegian historical register of persons ID
pl00000000000001
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3944367
Open Library ID
OL4600569A
Runeberg author ID
munchpeu
Russian Academy of Sciences person ID
50930
SBN author ID
PARV301227
SELIBR ID
230557
SNAC ARK ID
w69p2zpt
SNARC ID
Mildenau
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/66575
Topic's main category
Category:Peter Andreas Munch
Treccani ID
peter-andreas-munch
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
46926, 333858
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/126500
Wellcome Collection concept ID
faq4k594
WikiStrinda article ID
28199
WikiTree person ID
Munch-433
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJc84bVXrVPTBymGH3DjG3
Yale LUX ID
person/fcf699e4-2060-4e4e-af17-5277b094fe98

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🔗 Connections
Member of 4
Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
Occupation 4
writer, historian, university teacher, literary historian
Award received 2
Order of St. Olav, Royal Order of the Polar Star
Country of citizenship 1
Norway
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Educated at 1
University of Oslo
Employer 1
University of Oslo
Field of work 1
history
Given name 1
Peter
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Danish
Place of birth 1
Christiania
Place of burial 1
Protestant Cemetery, Rome
Place of death 1
Rome
SNARC ID 1
Mildenau
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Peter Andreas Munch was born on December 15, 1810[1], in Christiania[2]. He died on May 25, 1863[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a regional historian[5], historian[6], literary historian[7], university teacher[8], and writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Peter Andreas Munch born?

Peter Andreas Munch was born in Christiania[2].

Where did Peter Andreas Munch die?

Peter Andreas Munch died in Rome[4].

Who were Peter Andreas Munch's parents?

Peter Andreas Munch's father was Edvard Storm Munch[12]. Peter Andreas Munch's mother was Johanne Sophie Hoffgaard[13].

What did Peter Andreas Munch do for work?

Peter Andreas Munch worked as a regional historian[5], historian[6], literary historian[7], university teacher[8], and writer[9].

Where did Peter Andreas Munch go to school?

Peter Andreas Munch was educated at University of Oslo[22].

What awards did Peter Andreas Munch receive?

Honors received include Royal Order of the Polar Star[24] and Order of St. Olav[25].

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hy', 'is',
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  2. 17w ago · Einar Myre · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Sophie Mellbye, Karen Juliane Gram (Munch)
    Sibling → Christian Munch, Benedikte Henriette Munch
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Sibling: Benedikte Henriette Munch"
  3. 17w ago · GZWDer · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Johanne Sophie Hoffgaard
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → regional historian, historian, literary historian +4
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  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Royal Order of the Polar Star, Order of St. Olav
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp00136688, cnp01355309
    Given name → Peter
    Father → Edvard Storm Munch
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