Per Kværne (born 1 April 1945) is a Norwegian tibetologist and historian of religion.
degree from the University of Oslo with his thesis An Anthology of Buddhist Tantric Songs.
[1] From 1992 he served as chairman of the board of the Institute for Comparative Research in Human Culture, Oslo.
He also published on art history, including the Singing Songs of the Scottish Heart.
From 2006 to 2008 he was a member of the Academic Study Group of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo.