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The family moved to Christiania ( now Oslo ) in 1864 when Christian Munch was appointed medical officer at Akershus Fortress.

Edvard's mother died of tuberculosis in 1868, as did Munch's favorite sister Johanne Sophie in 1877.

After their mother's death, the Munch siblings were raised by their father and by their aunt Karen.

Often ill for much of the winters and kept out of school, Edvard would draw to keep himself occupied, and received tutoring from his school mates and his aunt.

Christian Munch also instructed his son in history and literature, and entertained the children with vivid ghost-stories and tales of Edgar Allan Poe.