Peter Hognestad

Peter Hognestad (1866 – 1931) was a Norwegian theologist, writer, translator, and Lutheran bishop, born as a farmer's son in Time.

Hognestad served as bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin from 1916. He translated biblical texts into Nynorsk, and was chief editor of the Nynorsk translation of the Bible from 1921. He was co-editor of the psalm book Nynorsk salmebok together with Bernt Støylen and Anders Hovden.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Peter Hansson Hognestad" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Peter_Hansson_Hognestad. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
^ Haanes, Vidar L. "Peter Hognestad". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Peter_Hognestad/utdypning. Retrieved 14 March 2011.

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Name	Hognestad, Peter
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Date of birth	1866
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Date of death	1931
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