Peter W. K. Bøckman Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter W. K. Bøckman Jr.

Norwegian professor

Date of Birth: 14-May-1927

Place of Birth: Skjervøy, Northern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 17-Dec-2006

Profession: professor

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Peter Wilhelm Kreydahl Bøckman Jr.
(14 May 1927 – 17 December 2006) was a Norwegian religious studies scholar. He was born in Skjervøy municipality in Troms county, Norway.
He was a grandson of bishop Peter W.
K.
Bøckman, Sr.
and brother of journalist Knut Bøckman.
He graduated as cand.theol.
in 1953, and following studied in the United States and Sweden, he was hired as a lecturer at the University of Oslo in 1967.
From 1975 to 1997 he was a professor of religious studies at the University of Trondheim.
He published several books on theological topics.