Per Hovda

Per Hovda (October 17, 1908 – April 1, 1997) was a Norwegian philologist.

Hovda was born in Hjelmeland Municipality, the son of the teacher Johannes Hovda (1874–?) and Eli née Kleppa (1883–1939). He took his examen artium in 1929 and became a conscripted officer in the military in 1930, attaining the rank of major.

In the fishing dispute between the United Kingdom and Norway before the International Court of Justice in the Hague in 1949, his report on names of fishing grounds was presented to the court as evidence.

Hovda received the degree candidatus philologiæ in 1938 and his PhD in 1962.

Awards Hovda was a recipient of the Defence Medal 1940–1945 with a rosette for his efforts during the Second World War II.