Bernhard Cathrinus Paus (9 November 1910 – 9 February 1999) was a Norwegian orthopedic surgeon and

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. He participated in humanitarian work during the Winter War in Finland, during the 1940 Norwegian Campaign and during the Korean War, when he served as chief surgeon of the

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. He was also the chief physician of the Norwegian Armed Forces (1951–1958) and President of the Norwegian Association for Military Medicine (1954–1955). He was senior

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and managing director of the

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in Bærum (1964–1980). He was Grand Master of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons from 1969 to 1990. He was married to the noted humanitarian Brita Collett Paus, and they introduced the

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concept in Norway.

Biography

Bernhard Paus våpen som stormester for Frimurerordenen

Born in Oslo, he was a member of the Drammen branch of the

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family and the son of the surgeon and President of the Norwegian Red Cross,

Nikolai Nissen Paus Nikolai Nissen Paus (4 June 1877, in Christiania – 23 December 1956, in Tønsberg) was a Norwegian surgeon, hospital director and humanitarian. He served as President of the Norwegian Red Cross 1945–1947, and as Vice President 1930–1945 an ...

He finished medical school in 1936 and served as an officer during the Winter War in Finland and the war in Norway in 1940. Later he served in the Korean War, reaching the rank of

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. From 1951 to 1958 he served as chief physician of the Norwegian Armed Forces, and from 1964 to 1980 he was the director of the

in Bærum. He was chairman of the Norwegian Association for Military Medicine (1954–55) and President of the

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(1974–76). His wife, Brita Collett Paus (née Collett), founded the Catholic charitable organization

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in Norway. She was the daughter of

Axel Collett Axel Collett (6 August 1880 in Kolvereid – 17 January 1968) was a Norwegian landowner, timber merchant and sawmill owner. He was a co-owner and actively involved in the management of Firma Albert Collett, a firm established by his father, ...

, a co-owner of the ''Firma Albert Collett'' company, one of the largest land-owners in Norway. They had six children, including politician

Lucie Paus Falck Lucie Paus Falck (born 8 May 1938) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the term 1989–1993. From 1988 to 1989, during the second cabinet Bru ...

, surgeon Albert Collett Paus and businessman and investor Nikolai Bent Paus. He died in Agadir, Morocco. His brother, lawyer and businessman Vilhelm Christian Paus (born 1915), was married to his wife's sister, Anne Collett (born 1918).

Ranks and honours

Military ranks

* 1951–1953

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* 1953–1999 Lieutenant-colonel

Honours

* Knight First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav (1980) * Knight of the Order of Charles XIII (Sweden) * Order of Vasa (Sweden, 1942) * Flag of the Red Cross

Decoration of honour of the Norwegian Red Cross * Order of the Cross of Liberty with Sword (Finland) *

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Bronze Star Medal The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a United States Armed Forces decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone. Wh ...

(United States) * Order of Diplomatic Service Merit of Korea

Other

*Honorary member of the

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1988-12-12 *Honorary member of the

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*Honorary member of the

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*Honorary member of the

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References

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