Peter Hognestad (12 November 1866 – 1 September 1931) was a Norwegian Lutheran bishop, theologian, writer, and translator.
Hognestad was from Jæren in Norway and he served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin from 1916 until his death in 1931.
[1] Peter Hansson Hognestad was born as a farmer's son in the municipality of Time in the traditional region of Jæren in Rogaland county.
In 1895, he was awarded the Crown Prince's Gold Medal (Kronprinsens gullmedalje) issued by the University of Oslo for his research work linked to the Old Testament.
[4] After graduation in 1891, he spent 3 years working as a teaching assistant in the theology department at the University of Oslo.