Peter Hognestad (12 November 1866 – 1 September 1931) was a Norwegian Lutheran

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, writer, and translator. Hognestad was from

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and he served as the

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of the

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from 1916 until his death in 1931.

Early life

Peter Hansson Hognestad was born as a farmer's son in the municipality of

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in the traditional region of

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county. He grew up in the village of Hognestad, located just south of the city of

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. His father was Hans Eivindsson Hognestad and his mother was Tabitha Pedersdotter Herikstad. He passed

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in 1886 and was graduated with a

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degree in 1891 from the

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. In 1895, he was awarded the Crown Prince's Gold Metal (''Kronprinsens gullmedalje'') issued by the University of Oslo for his research work linked to the

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. Also in 1895, he married Gabrielle ("Ella") Dorthea Aasland (5 March 1872 – 18 December 1945).

Career

After graduation in 1891, he spent 3 years working as a teaching assistant in the

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department at the University of Oslo. From 1896 to 1903, he taught at a teacher's school in

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county. Then in 1903, he began a new job as a

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for the

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. He continued in that job until 1908 when he took a job as the Professor of the

at the

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. In 1916, Hognestad was appointed as

of the

. During his time as Bishop, he translated biblical texts into

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, and was chief editor of the Nynorsk translation of the ''

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'' starting in 1921. In 1925, he was co-editor of the hymnal ''

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'' together with Bernt Støylen and Anders Hovden. Hognestad served as Bishop of Bjørgvin from 1916 until he died on 1 September 1931 in

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Selected works

* (1908) * (1907) * (1912) * (1918) * (1921) * (1925) * (1925) * (1930) * (1931) * (1933)

References

External links

Memorial stone for Bishop Peter HognestadPeter'' (Nasjonalbiblioteket)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hognestad, Peter 1866 births 1931 deaths People from Time, Norway University of Oslo alumni Bishops of Bjørgvin Norwegian religious writers Norwegian translators Translators of the Bible into Norwegian