Kristen Nikolai Valkner (2 June 1903 – 25 January 1972) was a Norwegian priest and church historian. He was born in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

, and graduated with the

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degree in 1927. He was appointed vicar in

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in 1928, but returned to academia as he became

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in church history at the

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in 1946. He was promoted to professor in 1964, and retired in 1972. Notable books include ''Norges kirkehistorie 1500–1800'' (1951), ''Mesteren fra Møre'' (1958) and ''Kirkestriden i Norge. Belyst ved Lyder Bruns brev til F. C. Krarup 1905–1931'' (1968).

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1903 births 20th-century Norwegian Lutheran clergy 20th-century Norwegian historians Reformation historians Academic staff of the University of Oslo Clergy from Bergen 1972 deaths {{Norway-academic-bio-stub