Peter A. Munch
Peter Andreas Munch (born December 19, 1908 in Nes , † January 10, 1984 in Pleasant Hill , Tennessee ) was a Norwegian - American sociologist . Munch published mainly in the field of cultural anthropology , agricultural and maritime sociology and published The Sociological Quarterly in 1960–64 . He was also u. a. appointed to the Norwegian Academy of Sciences .
Life
He first studied in Oslo , acquired the academic degree of candidate in theology in 1932 and married Helene Stephansen in 1934 (a lifelong marriage with then three children). 1937-38 Munch took part in the Norwegian expedition to Tristan da Cunha . 1943-44 he was interned by the German occupying forces in the Grini camp near Oslo, then resumed his studies, published in 1945 (theoretically based on Ferdinand Tönnies ) his first book, the study Sociology of Tristan da Cunha near Dybwad (Oslo), and became Dr. phil. PhD .
He then studied Semitic languages at the Universities of Oxford and Wittenberg and from 1947 continued his university career in the USA as a sociologist . In 1951 he was appointed professor at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks and in 1957 at the Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, where he worked until his retirement in 1984. His extensive collection on the island world of the South Atlantic is in the care of Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Publications
- Sociology of Tristan da Cunha. Results of the Norwegian Scientific Expedition to Tristan da Cunha, 1937-1938. Jacob Dybwad, Oslo 1945; 2nd edition: Ams Press, 1977, ISBN 0685873560 .
- The Strange American Way: Letters of Caja Munch from Wiota, Wis., 1855-1859, with An American Adventure; Excerpts from Vita Mea, an Autobiography Written in 1903 for His Children. Southern Illinois University Press, 1970, ISBN 978-0-8093-0440-0 .
- The Song Tradition of Tristan da Cunha. Indiana University Research Center for the Language Sciences, 1970, ISBN 978-0-391-02076-4 .
- Crisis in Utopia. The Ordeal of Tristan da Cunha. Crowell, 1971, ISBN 0-690-22075-8 .
Web links
- Peter A. Munch-Tristan da Cunha Collection, 1811–1989 on the Saint Louis University website
- Peter A. Munch in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Munch, Peter A. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Munch, Peter Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian-American sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nes , Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1984 |
| Place of death | Pleasant Hill , Tennessee , USA |