1812 - 1885
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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Christen Asbjørnsen has received more than 132,717 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Peter Christen Asbjørnsen is the 1,384th most popular writer (down from 1,068th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Norway (down from 59th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Norwegian Writer.
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen is most famous for his collection of folk tales, which he published with Jørgen Moe. The collection includes Norwegian Folk Tales, East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon, and The Golden Key.
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Among writers, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ranks 1,384 out of 5,755. Before him are Henry de Montherlant, Wilhelm Müller, Thornton Wilder, John Dryden, Eva Schloss, and Don Juan Manuel. After him are Rafael Alberti, Ihara Saikaku, Hartmann Schedel, Elizabeth of the Trinity, Pehr Henrik Ling, and Hieronymus of Cardia.
1895 - 1972
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,378
1794 - 1827
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,379
1897 - 1975
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,380
1631 - 1700
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,381
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,382
1282 - 1348
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,383
1812 - 1885
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,384
1902 - 1999
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,385
1642 - 1693
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,386
1440 - 1514
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 1,387
1880 - 1906
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 1,388
1776 - 1839
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 1,389
390 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 1,390
Among people born in 1812, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ranks 18. Before him are Maria Cristina of Savoy, Amélie of Leuchtenberg, Alfred Krupp, Sigismond Thalberg, James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, and Friedrich von Flotow. After him are Robert Browning, Natalia Pushkina, Paul Abadie, Zuo Zongtang, Pertevniyal Sultan, and Edward Lear. Among people deceased in 1885, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ranks 15. Before him are L'Inconnue de la Seine, Charles George Gordon, Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern, Rosalía de Castro, Iwasaki Yatarō, and Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia. After him are Moses Montefiore, Princess Elisabeth of Prussia, Ferdinand Hiller, Zuo Zongtang, Edmond François Valentin About, and Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre.
1812 - 1836
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 12
1812 - 1873
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 13
1812 - 1887
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 14
1812 - 1871
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 15
1812 - 1860
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 16
1812 - 1883
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 17
1812 - 1885
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 18
1812 - 1889
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 19
1812 - 1863
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 20
1812 - 1884
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 21
1812 - 1885
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 22
1812 - 1883
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 23
1812 - 1888
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 24
1865 - 1885
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 9
1833 - 1885
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 10
1811 - 1885
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 11
1837 - 1885
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 12
1835 - 1885
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 13
1828 - 1885
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 14
1812 - 1885
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 15
1784 - 1885
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 16
1815 - 1885
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 17
1811 - 1885
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 18
1812 - 1885
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 19
1828 - 1885
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 20
1810 - 1885
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 21
Among people born in Norway, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ranks 69 out of 927. Before him are Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973), Erna Solberg (1961), Finn E. Kydland (1943), Magnus Barefoot (1073), Thorvald Stoltenberg (1931), and Kjell Askildsen (1929). After him are Theodor Kittelsen (1857), Sverre Fehn (1924), Axel Paulsen (1855), Sigurd the Crusader (1090), Johan Svendsen (1840), and Magnus IV of Norway (1115).
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 63
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 64
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 65
1073 - 1103
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 66
1931 - 2018
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 67
1929 - 2021
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 68
1812 - 1885
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 69
1857 - 1914
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 70
1924 - 2009
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 71
1855 - 1938
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 72
1090 - 1130
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 73
1840 - 1911
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 74
1115 - 1139
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 75
Among writers born in Norway, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ranks 10. Before him are Jostein Gaarder (1952), Ludvig Holberg (1684), Ivar Aasen (1813), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), Alexander Kielland (1849), and Kjell Askildsen (1929). After him are Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Jonas Lie (1833), Nordahl Grieg (1902), and Arne Garborg (1851).
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 4
1684 - 1754
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 5
1813 - 1896
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 6
1832 - 1910
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 7
1849 - 1906
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 8
1929 - 2021
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 9
1812 - 1885
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 10
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 11
1897 - 1970
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 12
1894 - 1962
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 13
1833 - 1908
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 14
1902 - 1943
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 15
1851 - 1924
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 16