Bernhard Paus
Bernhard Paus as Grand Master of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons
Bernhard Cathrinus Paus (born November 9, 1910 in Christiania ; † February 9, 1999 in Agadir ) ( pronunciation : [ bæɳhaɖ pæʉs ]) was a Norwegian surgeon, lieutenant colonel and Grand Master of the Norwegian Order of Masons from 1969 to 1990. He was chief surgeon of Norwegian Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (NORMASH) during the Korean War , Chief Physician of the Norwegian Medical Services from 1951 to 1958, President of the Norwegian Military Medical Association and Director of the private Martina Hansen Hospital in Bærum from 1964 to 1980.
He was the son of the surgeon Nikolai Nissen Paus and belonged to the Paus family .
His wife Brita Collett Paus was involved in charities in Norway and his daughter Lucie Paus Falck is a politician.
Honors (selection)
- Knight of the Order of Charles XIII.
- Knight 1st class of the Saint Olav Order (1980)
- Medal of Honor of the Norwegian Red Cross (1940)
- Finnish Order of the Freedom Cross with Swords (1940)
- Wasaorden (1942)
- United Nations Medal
- Order of Diplomatic Service Merit
- Honorary member of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons
literature
- " Bernhard Paus ". In: Store Norske Leksikon , Oslo, Kunnskapsforlaget
- " Bernhard Paus ". In: Norges leger , 1996. Vol. 4, p. 381
- "Bernhard Cathrinus Paus". In: Terje Helsingeng (ed.), Stormesteren , Den norske frimurerorden, 2005, ISBN 82-996484-1-6
- Pedersen, Lorentz Ulrik, Norge i Korea: norsk innsats under Korean og senere , Huitfeldt, 1991
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| SURNAME | Paus, Bernhard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Paus, Bernhard Cathrinus (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian surgeon, lieutenant colonel and Grand Master of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Christiania |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1999 |
| Place of death | Agadir |