Pastor Hans Møller Gasmann (28 January 1872 – 6 December 1961) was a Norwegian educator from

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, promoter of

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and one of Norway's first Scout leaders, who founded the Second Christiania Scout Troop at Frogner in Oslo in 1910. In spring 1911, he met with

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, who had started the First Christiania Scout Troop. They founded the

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(). The history of

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goes back to ''Fotballpartiet Spark'', which he founded in May 1903. An early mission for Gasmann was to give the local youth social activity and exercise. On a larger scale, the club was part of the movement known as

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. In 1917, he was awarded the third '' Silver Wolf'', the highest commendation of Norwegian Scouting. ''Hans Møller Gasmanns vei'' in Oslo is named in his honor.

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Scouting and Guiding in Norway Scouting pioneers 1872 births 1961 deaths Norwegian Christian clergy {{Norway-bio-stub