George Wegner Paus: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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He practiced for a short period as a lawyer in [[Oslo|Christiania]] in 1905 before serving for two years as a consular secretary and deputy head at the new Norwegian consulate in [[Chicago]], being one of the first members of Norway's newly established [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway)|foreign service]]. In 1907, he returned to Norway and became one of the first two employees and the first lawyer of the [[Norwegian Employers' Confederation]], where he became director in 1918. He played an important role in labour issues in Norway and in the development of Norwegian labour law from the early 20th century, and participated in the establishment of the [[International Labour Organization]] in Washington, D.C. in 1919 as a representative of the Norwegian government. He also served on several governmental committees.<ref name="petersen" /> He was a member of the [[Norwegian Association for Women's Rights]].

He was one of Norway's most active mountaineers in the early 1900s with several [[first ascent]]s in [[Jotunheimen]]; his regular mountaineering partners included his close friend [[Kristian Tandberg]], pioneering female mountaineer [[Therese Bertheau]] whom he knew since childhood, and some of the most famous British mountaineers of the era including [[Harold Raeburn]] and [[Howard Priestman]]. He was also an avid sailor and rower who participated in national competitions. In the early 20th century he wrote poetry that often explored the connection between nature and human experiences. He was the founder and chairman of the ski club and literary society [[Starkad Ski Club|Starkad]] from 1897, described in the book ''Vinterlivets rene glæder'' (The Joy of Winter Life), named after one of his poems.

== Background ==

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[[File:Hertzberg, George Paus, Thomas Schram, Torgersen, Hofgaard.jpg|thumb|left|The winners of the 1902 [[Norwegian Championship]] in rowing. George Paus sits in front to the left]]

He co-founded the ski club [[Starkad Ski Club|Starkad]] in 1897 and served as its first chairman. He was also a prolific contributor to its journal ''Starkad,'' which chronicled the early history of skiing as a modern sport in Norway. The ski club and its journal were described in the book ''Vinterlivets rene glæder'' (The Joy of Winter Life).<ref name=Jørgensen>Jørgensen, Ivar (2012). ''[http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020012907160 Vinterlivets rene glæder]''. ISBN 9788230320624.</ref>

He was also an active sailor and rower and participated in various competitions, winning the national championship in rowing in 1902.