Christopher Blom Paus (1810–1898) was a Norwegian shipowner, merchant and banker in Skien, who was the uncle of Henrik Ibsen.
He began his business career in his brother Knud Ibsen's company and later became one of Skien's leading shipowners. He held many public roles and was the managing director of Skien's Savings Bank. As a young man, he lived in the Stockmanngården with his brother Knud Ibsen and cousin Marichen Altenburg, who were married to each other. His nephew Henrik was born there in 1828. He owned the house at Snipetorp where the Ibsen family lived from 1843. His three sons became wealthy iron and steel industrialists in Christiania, and after the fire in Skien in 1886, he himself moved to the capital. Among his descendants is the singer Ole Paus. Christopher Blom Paus also had a grandson, Herman Paus, who was married to a granddaughter of Leo Tolstoy and who owned the Swedish estate Herresta.
He began his business career in his brother Knud Ibsen's company and later became one of Skien's leading shipowners. He held many public roles and was the managing director of Skien's Savings Bank. As a young man, he lived in the Stockmanngården with his brother Knud Ibsen and cousin Marichen Altenburg, who were married to each other. His nephew Henrik was born there in 1828. He owned the house at Snipetorp where the Ibsen family lived from 1843. His three sons became wealthy iron and steel industrialists in Christiania, and after the fire in Skien in 1886, he himself moved to the capital. Among his descendants is the singer Ole Paus. Christopher Blom Paus also had a grandson, Herman Paus, who was married to a granddaughter of Leo Tolstoy and who owned the Swedish estate Herresta.
Christopher Blom Paus (1810–1898) was a Norwegian shipowner, merchant and banker in Skien, who was the uncle of Henrik Ibsen.
He began his business career in his brother Knud Ibsen's company and later became one of Skien's leading shipowners. He held many public roles and was the managing director of Skien's Savings Bank. As a young man, he lived in the Stockmanngården with his brother Knud Ibsen and cousin Marichen Altenburg, who were married to each other. His nephew Henrik was born there in 1828. He owned the house at Snipetorp where the Ibsen family lived from 1843. His three sons became wealthy iron and steel industrialists in Christiania, and after the fire in Skien in 1886, he himself moved to the capital. Among his descendants is the singer Ole Paus. Christopher Blom Paus also had a grandson, Herman Paus, who was married to a granddaughter of Leo Tolstoy and who owned the Swedish estate Herresta.
He began his business career in his brother Knud Ibsen's company and later became one of Skien's leading shipowners. He held many public roles and was the managing director of Skien's Savings Bank. As a young man, he lived in the Stockmanngården with his brother Knud Ibsen and cousin Marichen Altenburg, who were married to each other. His nephew Henrik was born there in 1828. He owned the house at Snipetorp where the Ibsen family lived from 1843. His three sons became wealthy iron and steel industrialists in Christiania, and after the fire in Skien in 1886, he himself moved to the capital. Among his descendants is the singer Ole Paus. Christopher Blom Paus also had a grandson, Herman Paus, who was married to a granddaughter of Leo Tolstoy and who owned the Swedish estate Herresta.
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