Peter Andreas Munch

Peter Andreas Munch
Photograph of Peter Andreas Munch
Born	(1810-12-15)15 December 1810 Christiania (now Oslo), Norway
Died	25 May 1863(1863-05-25) (aged 52) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Historian
Notable work	Det norske Folks Historie
Relatives	Edvard Munch (nephew)

Peter Andreas Munch (15 December 1810 – 25 May 1863), 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, ethnography, linguistics, and jurisprudence. He was also noted for his Norse legendary saga translations.^[1]