Also known as Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen
Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)
Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian explorer and diplomat who became famous for his Arctic expeditions and later won the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work. He matters because he advanced both polar exploration and international efforts to help refugees and promote peace in the early 20th century.
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Fridtjof Nansen (/ˈfrɪd.tjɒf ˈnænsən/ frid-choff nan-sən; 10 October 1861 – 13 May 1930) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth a champion skier and ice skater, he led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a record northern latitude of 86°14′ during his North Pole expedition of 1893–96. Although he retired from exploration after his return to Norway <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Fridtjof+Nansen">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen ( Norwegian: [ˈfrɪ̂tːjɔf ˈnɑ̀nsn̩]; 10 October 1861 – 13 May 1930) was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, a scientist, a diplomat, a humanitarian, and the co-founder of the Fatherland League.
He led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, traversing the island on cross-country skis. He won international fame after reaching a record northern latitude of 86°14′ during his Fram expedition of 1893–1896. Although he retired from exploration after his return to Norway, his techniques of polar travel and his innovations in equipment and clothing influenced a generation of subsequent Arctic and Antarctic expeditions. He was elected an International Member of the American Philosophical Society in 1897.
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