To appoint an animal as protector is a tradition in norwegian student organisations, dating back too 1859 when Norwegian Students' Society in Oslo selected a pig as their highest protector.
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Hans Majestet Pinnsvinet (eng. His Majesty the Hedgehog), or Erinaceus europaeus minor, Rex et Inspirator, is the high protector of Studentersamfunnet i Bergen (eng. Bergen Student Society).
Hans Christian Andersen | Hans Holbein the Younger | Hans Zimmer | Hans Werner Henze | Hans Memling | Hans Pfitzner | Hans Küng | Hans Conried | Hans Knappertsbusch | Hans Magnus Enzensberger | Hans-Dietrich Genscher | Hans Blix | Hans Zender | Hans Scholl | Hans Hofmann | Hans Christian Ørsted | Hans Raj Hans | Hans Habe | Hans Baldung | Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza | Hans von Ohain | Hans van Manen | Hans Urs von Balthasar | Hans Sloane | Hans Rosbaud | Hans-Georg Backhaus | Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein | Yuvraj Hans | Hans von Halban | Hans von Bülow |