Paul Christian Frank (28 November 1879 – 21 February 1956) was a Norwegian barrister, politician, organizer and non-fiction writer. He was born in

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(present-day Oslo, Norway). He was CEO of the trade association from 1920 to 1952. Frank is particularly remembered for his tireless agitation against governmental price controls. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1946, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, Knight of the

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star ( Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of t ...

and Commander of the

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. During the

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, Frank was imprisoned in

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from June to July 1941, then in

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from 12 September 1941 to 26 November 1942. He was arrested a third time in June 1944; after a month in

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he was incarcerated in Grini from July to August 1944. He had endeavored to keep ''Norges Handelsstands Forbund'' from being usurped by the Nazis. His organization was one of forty-three to protest nazification attempts on 15 May 1941, in a letter addressed directly to

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Josef Terboven Josef Terboven (23 May 1898 – 8 May 1945) was a Nazi Party official and politician who was the long-serving ''Gauleiter'' of Gau Essen and the ''Reichskommissar'' for Norway during the German occupation. Early life Terboven was born in Es ...

. This protest of the 43 was met with harsh reactions; by 12 June 1941 an arrest order had been issued on Frank's fellow signatory from ''Norges Handelsstands Forbund'',

Erling Steen Erling Steen (6 March 1891 – 22 September 1961) was a Norwegian businessman, humanitarian leader and member of the Norwegian resistance movement in World War II. Personal life Steen was born in Kristiania as a son of Johan Steen (1856–193 ...

. On 18 June six more protesters were arrested, including Frank. Frank died in Oslo on 21 February 1956.

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1879 births 1956 deaths Commanders of the Order of Vasa Grini concentration camp survivors Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog Knights of the Order of the Polar Star Lawyers from Oslo Norwegian resistance members Politicians from Oslo {{Norway-writer-stub