Andreas Faye (5 October 1802 – 5 May 1869) was a Norwegian priest, folklorist and historian.[1]
He was born in the neighborhood ofBragernes (nowDrammen) inBuskerud, Norway. He was the son of Christopher Faye (1772–1825) and Maren Mathea Borgen. He graduated after studying theology at theUniversity of Christiania (now University of Oslo) in 1828. Faye was appointed vicar of Holt atTvedestrand in 1833 and from 1839 he was also dean ofChristianssands Stifts Seminarium inKristiansand.
He contributed to newspapers and magazines, and published a number of books, including the firstfolklore collection in Norway. Among his books areNorges Historie til Brug ved Ungdommens Underviisning from 1831,Norske Sagn from 1833, andUdtog af Norges Historie from 1834. He was elected to theStorting in 1842 from the constituencyNedenæs og Raabygdelagets Amt (now Aust-Agder) and was decorated as a Knight of theOrder of St. Olav in 1866. In 1861, he was appointed parish priest at Sande inVestfold where he died in 1869.[2][3]
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