Fridtjof Nansen - Research Article from Science and Its Times

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 1 page of information about Fridtjof Nansen.
Encyclopedia Article

Fridtjof Nansen - Research Article from Science and Its Times

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 1 page of information about Fridtjof Nansen.
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1861-1930

Norwegian explorer best known for deliberately freezing his ship into Arctic pack ice in an attempt to reach the North Pole. Nansen also journeyed across Greenland and led an arctic voyage of discovery in the sealing vessel Viking. Nansen was appointed keeper of the Oslo Natural History Museum after this voyage and was later the first Norwegian ambassador to Britain. In 1922 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his relief work in Russia following the revolution.

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