# Christian Dons

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**Christian Fredrik Dons** (25 March 1886 – 23 March 1953) was a [Norwegian](/source/Norwegians) businessman from [Oslo](/source/Oslo) and Norway's first Scout, who founded the First Christiania Scout Troop in 1910. In spring 1911, he met with [Hans Møller Gasmann](/source/Hans_M%C3%B8ller_Gasmann), who had started the Second Christiania Scout Troop at Frogner in Oslo. They founded the [Norwegian Guide and Scout Association](/source/Norwegian_Guide_and_Scout_Association) (Norwegian: *Norsk Speidergutt-Forbund*). Dons was the Norwegian Scout Association's first [Chief Scout](/source/Chief_Scout) from 1911 to 1920.[1]

Dons was secretary and treasurer of the [Norwegian Missionary Society](/source/Norwegian_Missionary_Society), member of the [Norwegian Missionary Council](/source/Norwegian_Missionary_Council) and active in the [YMCA](/source/YMCA) movement.[2] Dons was buried at [Ullern Church](/source/Ullern_Church_(Oslo)) 27 March 1953.

## References

1. John S. Wilson (1959), Scouting Round the World. First edition, Blandford Press. p. 27

1. [Hvem er hvem?](/source/Hvem_er_hvem%3F), 1934.

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