Nikolai Nissen Paus
Former President of the Norwegian Red Cross
Nikolai Nissen Paus was a Norwegian surgeon, hospital director and humanitarian. He was the director of Vestfold Hospital from 1918 to 1947, building and decisively shaping the institution. Wikipedia
Born: June 4, 1877, Oslo, Norway
Died: December 23, 1956 (age 79 years), Tønsberg Municipality, Norway
Grandchildren: Nikolai Paus, Sofie Rogstad, Albert Collett Paus, and more
Grandparents: Benjamin Wegner and Henriette Wegner
Great-grandparents: Johann Jacob Wegner, Ludwig Erdwin Seyler, and Regina Dorothea Harder
Previous office: President of the Norwegian Red Cross (1945–1947)
Children: Bernhard Paus, Vilhelm Paus, and Inger-Helvig Paus