Ole Paus (entrepreneur)

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Ole Paus
The "Villa Paus" on Bygdø

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.

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personal data
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