Christian Fredrik Dons (25 March 1886 – 23 March 1953) was a Norwegian businessman from

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and Norway's first Scout, who founded the First Christiania Scout Troop in 1910. In spring 1911, he met with

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, who had started the Second Christiania Scout Troop at Frogner in Oslo. They founded the Norwegian Guide and Scout Association ( no, Norsk Speidergutt-Forbund). Dons was the Norwegian Scout Association's first Chief Scout from 1911 to 1920. Dons was secretary and treasurer of the

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, member of the

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and active in the

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movement.

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, 1934. Dons was buried at

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27 March 1953.

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