1. Anna Henriette "Jette" Pauss, nee Anna Henriette Wegner, was a Norwegian teacher, editor, girls' education pioneer, humanitarian and missionary leader and estate owner.
10 Facts About Henriette Pauss
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Henriette Pauss was born at Frogner Manor and was the youngest daughter of the mining and timber magnate Benjamin Wegner and the banking heir, philanthropist and early women's rights pioneer Henriette Seyler, who was a co-owner of her family's bank, Berenberg Bank.
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Henriette Pauss was a goddaughter of Countess Karen Wedel-Jarlsberg and Prime Minister Frederik Stang.
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Henriette Pauss served as the school's headmistress from 1885 to 1909.
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Henriette Pauss was extensively involved in other schools and organizations.
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Henriette Pauss was editor-in-chief of the journal Santalen and one of the key leaders of the Norwegian Santal Mission that ran schools, hospitals and social projects in India; she was the first woman to be a national board member of a major Christian organization in Norway.
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Henriette Pauss was one of the co-owners of Hafslund Manor, a 340,000 decare estate, with two of her siblings until 1894.
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Henriette Pauss's mother was a co-owner of her family's bank, Berenberg Bank, and a granddaughter of the Swiss theatre director Abel Seyler.
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Henriette Pauss served as the school's first teacher or headmistress and was the only woman in the school's management from 1885 to 1909.
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Henriette Pauss was one of the early leaders of the Norwegian Santal Mission, a humanitarian and missionary organisation that was active among the Santhal people of India.