Ole Paus was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

iron Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in f ...

and

steel Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...

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company, founded by the businessman and industrialist

Ole Paus Ole Paus (born 9 February 1947; full name ''Ole Christian Paus'') is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, poet and author, who is widely regarded as the foremost troubadour of the contemporary Norwegian ballad tradition ( no, visebølgen). During th ...

in Christiania in 1872. After his retirement, the company was known as ''Ole Paus Eftf.'' (Ole Paus' Successors) and owned by his son Christopher Blom Paus and grandson Per Paus. The company operated until around 1970. Its founder Ole Paus was the grandfather of General

Ole Otto Paus Ole Otto Paus (26 October 1910 – 6 April 2003), né ''Ole von Paus'', was a Norwegian General, diplomat and NATO official. He was head of the army group in the military intelligence service of the exile Norwegian High Command in London during the ...

and the great grandfather of singer-songwriter, author, poet and actor

Literature

*''Norsk engroshandel'', Norges grossistforbund, 1948 *Svend Bay-Schmith and O.R. Dahl (eds.): ''Næringslivets menn i Norden : biografisk håndbok over ledere av skandinaviske firmaer'', Eckardts bokhandel, 1950 Defunct manufacturing companies of Norway Steel companies of Norway Paus family Norwegian companies established in 1872 Transport companies established in 1872