Count Christopher Tostrup (de) Paus

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Count Christopher Tostrup (de) Paus (Paus)

Norwegian: Greve Christopher Tostrup Paus, Italian: Conte Cristoforo de Paus
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Birthplace: Christiania, Norway
Death: September 10, 1943 (81)
Skodsborg, Danmark
Immediate Family:

Son of Major Johan Altenborg Paus and Agnes Holfeldt Paus
Half brother of Agnes Paus; Arne Christensen Paus; Sophie Paus; Alette Marie Paus; Johan Altenborg Paus and 3 others

Occupation: Godseier, greve og pavelig kammerherre, papal chamberlain/count
Managed by: Svein-Tore Andersen
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About Count Christopher Tostrup (de) Paus

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:

Christopher Tostrup Paus, Count of Paus (10 September 1862 – 10 September 1943), usually known as Christopher Paus and also known as Christopher de Paus, was a Norwegian land owner, heir to the timber giant Tostrup & Mathiesen, papal chamberlain and count, known as philanthropist, art collector and socialite in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He gave large donations to museums in Scandinavia and to the Catholic Church. In the Acta Apostolicae Sedis and the Annuario Pontificio, his name is spelled (conte) Cristoforo de Paus.

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_de_Paus

Om Greve Christopher Tostrup Paus (Norsk)

Arving til trelastfirmaet Tostrup & Mathiesen. Godseier (Narverød, Trystorp og Herresta). Kammerherre ved det pavelige hoff fra 1921. Utnevnt til greve av pave Pius XI 25. mai 1923. Kjent som kunstsamler og filantrop.

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Count Christopher Tostrup (de) Paus's Timeline

1862
September 10, 1862
Christiania, Norway
1943
September 10, 1943
Age 81
Skodsborg, Danmark