Georg Fredrik Hallager Lous (13 March 1878 – 17 February 1949) was a Norwegian barrister and businessperson.
Personal life edit
He was born in Kristiania as the son of Attorney General Karl Lous (1847–1928) and Karoline Mathilde Zetlitz (1844–1926).[1] He was the brother of astronomer Kristian Lous, grandson of barrister Johan Christian Vogelsang Lous and great-grandson of commodore Carl Christian Lous.[2] His grandfather was the brother of Thora Marie Lous,[3] who in turn was the mother of Christian Lous Lange. Georg Lous was thus a second cousin of Halvard, Carl Viggo and August Lange.[4] Georg Lous was also a first cousin of judge Karl Lous, and second cousin of the famous Thijs Lous.
In 1913 he married Marie Christine Lund, daughter of Kristiania city physician Axel Lund.[1] They had a son, Georg Lous, Jr., a barrister.
Career edit
He finished his secondary education in 1896, and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the cand.jur. degree in 1902. He was a deputy judge from 1903 to 1905, junior solicitor in the law firm Lous og Bergh from 1906, then a barrister with access to Supreme Court cases from 1911. From 1917 to 1946 he was a partner in the law firm.[1][5]
He chaired Falconbridge Nikkelverk, was a board member of Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse, Haugvik Smelteverk, Oslo Staniol- og Metalkapselfabrik[1][5] and Forsikringsselskapet Norden.[6] He was a supervisory council member of Elektrokemisk, Arendals Fossekompani, Norske Nitrid and Tyssefaldene.[1]
He chaired the rowing club Norske Studenters RK in 1908, and was a board member of the Association for the Promotion of Skiing from 1911 to 1914 and the Norwegian Trekking Association from 1912 to 1913.[1] He died in February 1949 and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1948). "Lous, Georg". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 329. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Lous". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ Genealogical entry for Thora Marie Lous
- ^ Sveen, Asle. "Christian L Lange". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ a b Hoffstad, Einar, ed. (1935). "Lous, Georg". Merkantilt biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian) (1st ed.). Oslo: Yrkesforlaget. p. 483. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Forsikringsaktieselskapet Nordens overskudd 377,000 kroner". Aftenposten Aften. 2 May 1941. p. 5.
- ^ "Cemeteries in Norway". DIS-Norge. Retrieved 19 February 2012.