Christian Cornelius Paus | |
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| Member of the Norway Parliament for Lister and Mandal | |
| In office 1848–1850 | |
| Member of the Norway Parliament for Skien | |
| In office 1857–1861 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1800 Skien, Telemark, Denmark-Norway |
| Died | 8 April 1879 Skien, Telemark, Sweden-Norway |
| Occupation | Lawyer, judge and civil servant |
Christian Cornelius Paus (18 October 1800 – 8 April 1879) was a Norwegian lawyer, civil servant and politician. From 1847 to 1874 he served as the top civil servant of Skien as city judge, magistrate, chief of police and city recorder. He also served three times as Governor of Bratsberg (now Telemark county) between 1862 and 1869 and three terms as a Member of the Norwegian Parliament between 1848 and 1861.[1] He was the uncle of playwright Henrik Ibsen and the inspiration for the character of Peter Stockmann in the play An Enemy of the People.
- ^ "Christian [Cornelius] Paus". Henrik Ibsens skrifter. Retrieved June 15, 2016.