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Fridtjof Nansen

1861–1930 · 20th century

Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist and humanitarian. He made the first crossing of the Greenland ice cap in 1888 and drifted across the Arctic Ocean in the Fram in 1893–1896. As the League of Nations' High Commissioner for Refugees he organised the return of prisoners of war and famine relief and created the Nansen passport, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922.

Fridtjof Nansen
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Fridtjof Nansen. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fridtjof-nansen
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