Education
He studied engineering at the Norwegian Institute of Technology 1914–1919 and graduated as a civil engineer
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Hans Paus
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He is also known for authoring several works on the history of road engineering in Norway. He also became a commissioned officer in the Norwegian Army in 1916. He worked at the Norwegian Public Roads Administration for his entire career.
He was an engineer in Nordland and Oppland before he was employed at the Directorate of Public Roads in 1937.
In 1949, he became director of its most important department, the roads departments, and served in this position until he retired in 1961. Paus was also noted as an historian of road engineering in Norway, and was also interested in heraldry and genealogy.
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He was a son of the noted railway engineer captain Tollef Lintrup Paus (1843–1915), and a member of the Paus family.
Awards
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King's Medal of Merit King's Medal of Merit in Gold; Order of the Polar Star
The Order of the Polar Star is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim.The Order of the Polar Star is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim.