Order of the Polar Star (Norway)

For the Order of the Polar Star in Sweden, see Order of the Polar Star.

The Order of the Polar Star (Norwegian: Polarstjerneordenen; abbreviated PSO), established in 1894, is a private order in Norway. It is granted to persons who with significance have contributed to the development or the protection of Norwegian art and cultural heritage.

The Order of the Polar Star was established by Mikkel Dobloug on 18 October 1894, his 50th birthday. In 1997 the Order was revitalised by Dobloug's great-great-grandson Christian Mikkel Dobloug.

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson was among the first receivers of the Order. Among recent years' receivers are prominent persons in Norway, among others Carl Nicolaus of Wedel Jarlsberg and Stein Erik Hagen.[1]

List of receivers

Year Name Occupation Reference
1894 Dobloug, Jens
1894 Dobloug, Mikkel
1894 Schou, Halvor
1895 Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne
1896 Krogh, Kristian
1899 Thommesen, Olaf Anton
1900 Sinding, Christian August
1900? Mikkelsen, Christian
1910 Nærup, Carl Georg Nicolay Hansen
1910 Kjær, Nils
1919 Ingar, Dobloug
1919 Dobloug, Ingar
1999 Dobloug d.y., Ingar
1999 Eikeland, Kåre Norwald
2001 Sulheim, Christian tourist host
2001 Schou, Christian Julius architect
2001 Fjeldstad, Lise actress
2002 Brimi, Arne chef
2002 Ennals, Peter boat-builder
2002 Hagen, Stein Erik merchant
2003 Hisdal, Solveig designer
2004 Berg, Kirsten Bråten artist
2004 Harr, Karl Erik artist
2008 Fagermo, Terje artist
2008 Gjørv, Inger Lise governor
2012 Carl Nicolaus Wedel Jarlsberg estate owner

References

  1. VG Nett (15 June2004): Orden på gallaen

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