Karen Marta Inanda "Kari" Aas (6 October 1886 in

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-2 January 1978) was a

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teacher and Scout leader, and served as the

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of the Norsk Speiderpikeforbund from 1927 to 1935.

Background

Aas graduated from teacher's college in

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and found work as a teacher there in 1909. In 1910 she moved to

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. Aas was a member of the Trondheim

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and executive board ''Trondhjems konsertforening'', the Trondheim concert association. Aas attended the 1928

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as one of the

delegates, and was a witness to the first casting of

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, documented in her memoirs. She designed the World Trefoil emblem of the

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that was adopted at the World Conference in 1930, a gold trefoil on a blue background. Aas wrote several books about Scouting and was the recipient of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aas, Kari 1886 births 1978 deaths People from Farsund Norwegian schoolteachers Scouting and Guiding in Norway Recipients of the Silver Fish Award International Scouting leaders Chief Scouts

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