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Peder Hansson Paus was a Norwegian lawyer and government official who served as governor and district judge—i.e. the region's foremost government official—of Upper Telemark from 1723 to 1751. He was also known for authoring a cultural and historical description of the district and a glossary of Telemark dialect in 1743. Besides his official duties, he engaged in personal business ventures, including interests in mining.
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