Christopher Blom Paus, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian merchant, ship-owner and bank director
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About Christopher Blom Paus
- Christopher Blom Paus (8 October 1810 at Rising in Gjerpen – 28 October 1898 in Gjerpen) was a Norwegian shipowner, merchant and banker.
- Born into the patriciate of the port town of Skien, he was the son of shipowner Ole Paus and Johanne Plesner (formerly married Ibsen).
- He was the uncle of playwright Henrik Ibsen, as he was both the half brother of Ibsen's father Knud Ibsen and the first cousin of Ibsen's mother Marichen Altenburg.
- He was the brother of judge, Bratsberg governor and Member of Parliament Christian Cornelius Paus and lawyer Henrik Johan Paus.
- Christopher Blom Paus owned the house at Snipetorp where the Ibsen family lived from Henrik's confirmation in 1843 to 1865.He was a city councilor in Skien for several years and held other public offices.
- In addition to being a ship-owner, he was managing director of Skiens Sparebank (Skien Savings Bank) 1874–1887.He was the father of factory owner Ole Paus.
- His grandson Herman Paus married Countess Tatyana Tolstoy, a granddaughter of Leo Tolstoy.
- Their descendants own Herresta and other Swedish estates.
- He was also the great-grandfather of General Ole Paus and the great-great-grandfather of singer Ole Paus.
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