Ole Paus (entrepreneur)
Ole Paus (born October 24, 1846 in Skien , † March 20, 1931 in Bygdø , Oslo ) ( pronunciation : [ uːlɛ pæʉs ]) was a Norwegian steel wholesaler, factory owner and bank director.
Life
In 1872 he founded the iron and steel company Ole Paus . From 1897 he was a member of the management of Den norske Creditbank (today DNB ASA ) and from 1903 its spokesman. From 1910 to 1918 he was President of the Iron Union. He was also a member of Oslo City Council and chairman of the board of directors of the Morgenbladet newspaper .
As the son of the shipowner and bank director Christopher Blom Paus from Skien and Erasmine Ernst from Copenhagen , he belonged to the Paus family , Henrik Ibsen was his cousin. He was married to Birgitte Halvordine Schou (1848–1923), a cousin of the industrialist Halvor Schou .
He was the father of the consul general and landowner Thorleif Paus and the wholesaler Christopher Blom Paus. His daughter Martha Marie Paus (* 1876) was married to the noble historian Otto von Munthe af Morgenstierne and his daughter Else Margrethe Paus (* 1885) was married to her distant cousin, the factory owner Nicolay Nissen Paus. He was the grandfather of General Ole Paus and great-grandfather of the musician Ole Paus .
The "Villa Paus" on Bygdø was built for him in 1907.
literature
- "Pause, Ole". In: Hvem er Hvem? , 1912, p. 204
- Aftenposten 1931.03.20
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SURNAME | Pause, Ole |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian steel wholesaler, factory owner and bank manager |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1846 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Skien |
DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1931 |
Place of death | Bygdø , Oslo |