Christian Fredrik Dons (25 March 1886 – 23 March 1953) was a Norwegian businessman from

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and Norway's first Scout, who founded the First Christiania Scout Troop in 1910. In spring 1911, he met with Hans Møller Gasmann, who had started the Second Christiania Scout Troop at Frogner in Oslo. They founded the

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(). Dons was the Norwegian Scout Association's first Chief Scout from 1911 to 1920. Dons was secretary and treasurer of the Norwegian Missionary Society, member of the Norwegian Missionary Council and active in the

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movement.

Hvem er hvem? ''Hvem er hvem?'' () was a Norwegian book series, presenting facts about notable persons from Norway. The first edition was issued in 1912, and the 14th edition came in 1994. From 1938, the plan was to publish such a book every three years, but th ...

, 1934. Dons was buried at Ullern Church 27 March 1953.

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