Olav Pauss

"[2] He was a son of ship-owner Ismar Mathias Pauss (1835–1907) of Drammen, Norway, a member of the patrician Paus family.

He studied business in Germany and London, England between 1881 and 1883 and joined his father's shipping company.

In 1885 he emigrated to Australia and in 1892 he established his own business as a ship-owner and shipbroker in Sydney focusing on the Scandinavian shipping industry.

He became the representative of most Norwegian shipping interests in Sydney and director of several companies, including Wilh.

In 1919 he became a Commander of the Order of St. Olav, the Norwegian equivalent of a British knighthood, "for services as Consul.".