Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, ...
Fridtjof Nansen
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Fridjtof Nansen (1861–1930) was an Arctic explorer, scientist, diplomat, and humanitarian. Born in Norway in 1861, Nansen studied zoology at the University of Christiania (now Oslo). ... Google Books
Born: October 10, 1861, Frøen, Oslo
Died: May 13, 1930 (age 68 years), Polhøgda, Fornebu, Norway
Spouse: Sigrun Munthe (m. 1909–1930) and Eva Nansen (m. 1889–1907)
Children: Odd Nansen, Kåre Nansen, Irmelin Nansen, and more
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Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (10 October 1861 – 13 May 1930) was a Norwegian explorer, historian, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and a Nobel Peace ...
Biography of Fridtjof Nansen, explorer, author, athlete, oceanographer, statesman, and laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Holding a research professorship at the University of Oslo after 1897, Nansen published six volumes of scientific observations made between 1893 and 1896.
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