Bible Translators Theologians Peter Laurentius Larsen (August 10, 1833 – March 1, 1915) was a Norwegian-American educator and Lutheran theological leader.
[1] Peter Laurentius Larsen was born in Kristiansand in the county of Lister og Mandals Amt, Norway.
Larsen was ordained in Christiania during 1857 and subsequently immigrated to the United States in response to a call issued by the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church.
When Concordia College and Seminary closed in April, 1861, Professor Larsen and his students returned home.
College authorities decided to make use of a newly erected vacant parsonage at Halfway Creek, just north of La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Not only was he the chief executive officer, but he also directed admissions, financial matters, curriculum, and fund raising, served as campus pastor and taught a diverse range of subjects.
Larsen was appointed a Knight of the 1st Class in the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1908 and was awarded an honorary doctorate at Concordia Seminary.