Peter Andreas Munch
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Peter Andreas Munch, usually known as P. A. Munch, was a Norwegian historian, known for his work on the medieval history of Norway. Munch's scholarship included Norwegian archaeology, geography, ethno
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P. A. Munch. Engraving by W. Obermann
Skien (town)
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Skien is a town/city in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is the administrative centre of the municipality. The town is located along the Skienselva river, about 8 kilometres to the no
Peter Andreas Munch
…famous painter Edvard Munch. He grew up at Gjerpen parsonage, where his father was parish priest of the Church of Norway. He was schooled in the city of Skien. He attended the Royal Frederick University. Munch first studied law and took his state examination in 1834, but then turned to historical and philological…
View of the town
Frogner Manor in Skien
Kapitelberget church ruins