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 (; 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.VG Nett (15 June 2004): Orden på gallaen

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

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