Bernhard Paus

{{Short description|Norwegian orthopedic surgeon and humanitarian}} {{For|his grandfather, the theologian|Bernhard Pauss}} [[File:Bernhard Paus in Korea.jpg|thumb|Bernhard Paus as chief surgeon of the [[NORMASH|Norwegian Mobile Army Surgical Hospital]] and chief physician of the Norwegian Armed Forces during the [[Korean War]]]]

'''Bernhard Cathrinus Paus''' (9 November 1910 – 9 February 1999) was a Norwegian [[orthopedic surgeon]] and [[humanitarian]].

He participated in humanitarian work during the [[Winter War]] in Finland, during the 1940 [[Norwegian Campaign]] and during the [[Korean War]], when he served as chief surgeon of the [[NORMASH|Norwegian Mobile Army Surgical Hospital]]. He was also the chief physician of the [[Norwegian Armed Forces]] (1951–1958) and President of the Norwegian Association for [[military medicine|Military Medicine]] (1954–1955). He was senior [[consultant (medicine)|consultant]] and managing director of the [[Martina Hansen Hospital]] in [[Bærum]] (1964–1980). He was [[Grand Master (Masonic)|Grand Master]] of the [[Norwegian Order of Freemasons]] from 1969 to 1990.<ref>"Bernhard Cathrinus Paus," in Terje Helsingeng (ed.), ''Stormesteren'', Den Norske frimurerorden, 2005, {{ISBN|82-996484-1-6}}</ref>

He was married to the noted humanitarian [[Brita Collett Paus]], and they introduced the [[hospice]] concept in Norway.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=1978–2007|title=Bernhard Paus|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor=Henriksen, Petter|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url= http://snl.no/Bernhard_Paus|language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref>"[http://www.nb.no/nbsok/nb/050cde9249bac217bfb841227541cd83?index=3#382 Paus, Bernhard Cathrinus]," in ''Norges leger'', 1996, Vol. 4, p. 381</ref>

==Biography== [[File:Bernhard Paus våpen som stormester for Frimurerordenen.jpg|thumb|right|Coat of arms of Bernhard Paus as [[Grand Master (Masonic)|Grand Master]] of the [[Norwegian Order of Freemasons]]]] Born in [[Oslo]], he was a member of the Drammen branch of the [[Paus]] family and the son of the surgeon and President of the [[Norwegian Red Cross]], [[Nikolai Nissen Paus]].

[[File:Bernhard Paus by Hiorth.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Bernhard Paus as Grand Master of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons]] 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 (United States)|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, [[Brita Collett Paus]] (née Collett), founded the [[Catholic]] charitable organization [[Fransiskushjelpen]] in Norway. She was the daughter of [[Axel Collett]], a co-owner of the ''Firma Albert Collett'' company, one of the largest land-owners in Norway. They had six children, including politician [[Lucie Paus Falck]], surgeon Albert Collett Paus and businessman and investor Nikolai Bent Paus. He died in [[Agadir]], [[Morocco]].

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===

* {{Flagicon|Norway}} 1951–1953 [[Major (rank)|Major]] * {{Flagicon|Norway}} 1953–1999 [[Lieutenant-colonel]]

===Honours===

*{{Flagicon|Norway}} Knight First Class of the [[Order of St. Olav|Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav]] (1980)<ref>{{cite news | title = Sentral i ortopedisk kirurgi | author = Rolf Hagen | work = Aftenposten | date = September 11, 1985 | page = 22 | language = Norwegian }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Bernhard Cathrinus Paus | author = Rolf Hagen | work = Aftenposten | date = 1999-02-18 | page = 17 | language = Norwegian }}</ref> *{{Flagicon|Sweden}} Knight of the [[Order of Charles XIII]] (Sweden) *{{Flagicon|Sweden}} [[Order of Vasa]] (Sweden, 1942) *[[File:Flag of the Red Cross.svg|23px|link=Norwegian Red Cross]] Decoration of honour of the [[Norwegian Red Cross]] *{{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Order of the Cross of Liberty]] with Sword (Finland) *{{Flagicon|United Nations}} [[United Nations Korea Medal]] *{{Flagicon|US}} [[Bronze Star Medal]] (United States) *{{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (Korea)|Order of Diplomatic Service Merit of Korea]]

===Other=== *Honorary member of the [[Danish Order of Freemasons]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Matrikel for Den Danske Frimurerorden 1977–1978|url=https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/922856.pdf}}</ref> *Honorary member of the [[Icelandic Order of Freemasons]]<ref name=ba>"[http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_bergensarbeiderblad_null_null_19881212_62_289_1 Internasjonalt kontaktnett]". ''[[Bergens Arbeiderblad]]'' 1988-12-12</ref> *Honorary member of the [[Grand Landlodge of the Freemasons of Germany]]<ref name=ba /> *Honorary member of the [[Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Northern Jurisdiction, USA]]<ref name=ba /> *Honorary member of the [[Supreme Council, Scottish Rite (Southern Jurisdiction, USA)]]<ref name=ba />

==References== {{Reflist}}

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