Peter W. K. Bøckman, Sr.

Peter Wilhelm Kreydahl Bøckman, Sr.
Personal details
Born	6 August 1851 Håland, Norway
Died	23 May 1926 (aged 74) Oslo, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Denomination	Christian
Parents	Nils Christopher Bøckman Wencke Elisabeth Dietrichson
Spouse	Beata Jervell (1878-1926)
Occupation	Priest and theologian
Education	cand.theol. (1873)
Alma mater	University of Oslo

Peter Wilhelm Kreydahl Bøckman, Sr. (6 August 1851 – 23 May 1926) was a Norwegian bishop and theologian.^[1]

He was born in Håland in Rogaland county, Norway. He was the youngest of six children born to parish priest Nils Christopher Bøckman (1807-1873) and Wencke Elisabeth Dietrichson (1808-1880). He graduated with a cand.theol. degree from the University of Oslo in 1873. From 1873 to 1876 he was a teacher at Volda Teacher's College. From 1876 to 1877, he devoted his time to theological studies in Erlangen and Leipzig. He was then a chaplain in Bergen from 1877 until 1879, vicar in Skånevik from 1879 until 1890, and dean in Tromsø from 1890 until 1893. He was the bishop of the Diocese of Tromsø from 1893 until 1909, and then bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros from 1909 until 1923. ^[2] He was appointed a Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1894 and got Commander Cross in 1904. He died in Oslo on 23 May 1926. He was married to Beata Jervell (1878-1926) and was a grandfather of scholar Peter W. K. Bøckman, Jr. and journalist Knut Bøckman.^[3]

References

1. Norsk biografisk leksikon. "Peter Wilhelm Kreydahl Bøckman – norsk biskop" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-08-01.
2. Trygve Lysaker. "Wilhelm Bøckman – utdypning (NBL-artikkel)" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
3. Jon Gunnar Arntzen. "Bøckman – norsk slekt". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2016.