Nikolai Nissen Paus

Nikolai Nissen Paus (1877–1956) was a Norwegian surgeon and humanitarian. He served as President of the Norwegian Red Cross 1945–1947, and as Vice President 1930–1945 and acting President 1939–1940. He also was President of the Norwegian Florence Nightingale Committee.

Paus finished his medical studies in 1903 and obtained the dr. med. degree in 1916. He was a consultant surgeon at the National Hospital and served as Director of Vestfold Hospital 1918–1947.

He was a freemason of the XI and second highest degree, and the father of Bernhard C. Paus, who was also a surgeon and humanitarian as well the Grand Master of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons.

A painting of him by Erik Werenskiold (1934) and a bust by sculptor Wilhelm Rasmussen (1947) exist; the bust is displayed outside Vestfold Hospital.

Honours

• Croix de l'Ordre de la Santé publique, 1947
• Honorary member of the Norwegian Red Cross, 1947^[1].
• Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav
• Several others

References

1. ^ http://www.redcross.no/ungirodekors/file.asp?File=Bilder/PDF/0507_beretning04.pdf

Preceded by Fridtjof Heyerdahl

President of the Norwegian Red Cross 1945–1947

Succeeded by Erling Steen

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