Georg Fredrik Hallager Lous (13 March 1878 – 17 February 1949) was a Norwegian barrister and businessperson.

Personal life

He was born in

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as the son of

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Karl Lous Karl Henrik Lous (14 April 1847 – 10 October 1928) was a Norwegian barrister. Personal life Lous was born in Christiania to Johan Christian Vogelsang Lous and Charlotte Sofie née Maschmann. He was married to Karoline Mathilde Zetlitz from ...

(1847–1928) and Karoline Mathilde Zetlitz (1844–1926). He was the brother of astronomer

Kristian Lous Kristian Lous (9 August 1875 – 24 September 1941) was a Norwegian astronomer. He was born in Oslo as a son of Attorney General Karl Lous. He was a brother of barrister Georg Lous, grandson of barrister Johan Christian Vogelsang Lous and great- ...

, grandson of barrister Johan Christian Vogelsang Lous and great-grandson of commodore Carl Christian Lous. His grandfather was the brother of Thora Marie Lous, who in turn was the mother of

Christian Lous Lange Christian Lous Lange (17 September 1869 – 11 December 1938) was a Norwegian historian, teacher, and political scientist. He was one of the world's foremost exponents of the theory and practice of internationalism. Early life and education He ...

. Georg Lous was thus a second cousin of

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, Carl Viggo and

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. Georg Lous was also a first cousin of judge

, and second cousin of the famous Thijs Lous. In 1913 he married Marie Christine Lund, daughter of Kristiania city physician Axel Lund. They had a son, Georg Lous, Jr., a barrister.

Career

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his secondary education in 1896, and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the

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degree in 1902. He was a deputy judge from 1903 to 1905, junior solicitor in the law firm ''Lous og Bergh'' from 1906, then a barrister with access to

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cases from 1911. From 1917 to 1946 he was a partner in the law firm. He chaired

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, was a board member of

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, Haugvik Smelteverk, Oslo Staniol- og Metalkapselfabrik and

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. He was a supervisory council member of

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, Norske Nitrid and Tyssefaldene. He chaired the rowing club Norske Studenters RK in 1908, and was a board member of the

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from 1911 to 1914 and the Norwegian Trekking Association from 1912 to 1913. He died in February 1949 and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lous, Georg 1878 births 1949 deaths Lawyers from Oslo University of Oslo alumni Businesspeople from Oslo Burials at the Cemetery of Our Saviour