Bernhard Paus
Bernhard Cathrinus Paus (9 November 1910 – 9 February 1999) was a Norwegian
He participated in humanitarian work during the
He was married to the noted humanitarian Brita Collett Paus, and they introduced the hospice concept in Norway.[2][3]
Biography
Born in
He finished medical school in 1936 and served as an officer during the Winter War in Finland and the war in Norway in 1940. Later he served in the Korean War, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. From 1951 to 1958 he served as chief physician of the Norwegian Armed Forces, and from 1964 to 1980 he was the director of the Martina Hansen Hospital in Bærum.
He was chairman of the Norwegian Association for Military Medicine (1954–55) and President of the Nordic Orthopaedic Federation (1974–76).
His wife,
His brother, lawyer and businessman Vilhelm Christian Paus (born 1915), was married to his wife's sister, Anne Collett (born 1918).
Ranks and honours
Military ranks
- 1951–1953 Major
- Lieutenant-colonel
Honours
- Knight First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav (1980)[4][5]
- Knight of the Order of Charles XIII (Sweden)
- Order of Vasa (Sweden, 1942)
- Decoration of honour of the Norwegian Red Cross
- Order of the Cross of Liberty with Sword (Finland)
- United Nations Korea Medal
- Bronze Star Medal (United States)
- Order of Diplomatic Service Merit of Korea
Other
- Honorary member of the Danish Order of Freemasons[6]
- Honorary member of the Icelandic Order of Freemasons[7]
- Honorary member of the Grand Landlodge of the Freemasons of Germany[7]
- Honorary member of the Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Northern Jurisdiction, USA[7]
- Honorary member of the Supreme Council, Scottish Rite (Southern Jurisdiction, USA)[7]
References
- ISBN 82-996484-1-6
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ "Paus, Bernhard Cathrinus," in Norges leger, 1996, Vol. 4, p. 381
- ^ Rolf Hagen (September 11, 1985). "Sentral i ortopedisk kirurgi". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 22.
- ^ Rolf Hagen (1999-02-18). "Bernhard Cathrinus Paus". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 17.
- ^ "Matrikel for Den Danske Frimurerorden 1977–1978" (PDF).
- ^ Bergens Arbeiderblad1988-12-12