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Evald Tang Kristensen
1843 – 1929
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryEvald Tang Kristensen was a Danish folklore collector and author. Working first as a schoolteacher and later solely as a collector, he assembled and published detailed information on all aspects of folklore as he visited country people throughout his native Jutland.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 24, 1843
Kolding
Date of death
April 8, 1929
Mølholm
Citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark
Occupations & fields
anthropologistchildren's writerfolkloristhistoriancollector of fairy talesethnologist
Awards & honours
Knight of the Order of the DannebrogDecoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog
- Field and occupation
- dánský sběratel folkloru a folklorista
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