Johan Altenborg Paus (December 3, 1834 – April 16, 1894) was a Norwegian artillery officer who served as war commissioner. Prior to this he served as head of the Artillery Officers' School from 1868 to 1871 and inspector for the Main Line and Kongsvinger Line until 1874. He was also a lecturer at the

Norwegian Military Academy The Norwegian Military Academy (), in Oslo, educates officers of the Norwegian Army and serves as the King's Royal Guard. The academy was established in 1750, and is the oldest institution for higher education in Norway. History The Commander- ...

, served on several government-appointed committees on military issues, was an active freemason, served on the boards of Christiania Military Society and the

Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers The Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers (, NJFF) is a Norwegian organization for hunters and sport fishers. It was established in 1871, and in 2019 had around 110,000 members. The organizations primary concern is to secure the opportunie ...

. A member of the

Paus family The Paus family (), also styled ''de Paus'', is a Norwegian family that emerged as a priestly family from Medieval Oslo in the 16th century. For centuries, it belonged to the " aristocracy of officials," especially in the clergy and legal prof ...

, he was a first cousin of the playwright

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, poet and actor. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama." He pioneered ...

and the son of the lawyer

Henrik Johan Paus Henrik Johan Paus (3 October 1799 – 21 July 1893) was a Norwegian lawyer, government official and the uncle of playwright Henrik Ibsen. He was acting bailiff of Lower Telemark and Bamble in 1818, a civil servant with the Ministry of Finance 181 ...

. He was named for his father's foster father and uncle, Johan Altenburg, Henrik Ibsen's maternal grandfather. Henrik Ibsen shared the names Henrik Johan with his father. Johan Altenborg Paus was the son-in-law of the timber magnate Christopher Tostrup and the father of the papal chamberlain, art collector and philanthropist, Count

Christopher Paus Christopher Paus may refer to *Christopher de Paus Count Christopher de Paus (10 September 1862 – 10 September 1943) was a Norway, Norwegian-born aristocrat, papal courtier and philanthropist. A member of the Paus family—the name means pope� ...

. He was a Knight of the

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and there is a painting of him by

Nils Gude Nils Gude (4 April 1859 in Düsseldorf, Kingdom of Prussia – 24 December 1908 in Oslo, Christiania) was a Norwegian portrait painter. Biography Nils Gude was the son of the prominent painter Hans Gude (1825–1903) and the brother of dipl ...

(1886). Upon his death, he was described as "a personality much loved by comrades, superiors, and subordinates." He is interred at the

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in Oslo.

Honours

*Knight of the

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Paus, Johan Altenborg 1834 births 1894 deaths Norwegian Army personnel Academic staff of the Norwegian Military Academy Paus family Burials at the Cemetery of Our Saviour