Fridtjof Nansen

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diplomat explorer human humanitarian scientist

Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, and humanitarian renowned for his Arctic expeditions and pioneering work on behalf of refugees after World War I.

Aliases (6)

Fridtjof Nansen lived here until his death in 1930 ×1
Fritjof Nansen ×1
Nansen ×1
Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen ×1
Norwegian humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen ×1
Norwegian scientist Fridtjof Nansen ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diplomat → explorer → human → humanitarian → scientist →
awardReceived	Cullum Geographical Medal → Murchison Award → Nobel Peace Prize → Nobel Peace Prize 1922 → Royal Geographical Society Founder’s Gold Medal → Royal Geographical Society Patron’s Medal → Vega Medal →
burialPlace	Polhøgda, Lysaker, Norway →
child	Odd Nansen →
countryOfCitizenship	Norway →
dateOfBirth	1861-10-10 →
dateOfDeath	1930-05-13 →
educatedAt	Royal Frederick University →
employer	University of Oslo →
expedition	1888 Greenland crossing expedition → 1893–1896 Fram expedition →
fieldOfWork	humanitarianism → neuroscience → oceanography → polar exploration →
knownFor	Arctic exploration → Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean → Greenland ice cap crossing → Nansen passport for stateless refugees → work for refugees after World War I →
memberOf	Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters →
namedAfter	Fridtjof Nansen Institute → Nansen Basin → Nansen Island → Nansen Sound →
nativeLanguage	Norwegian →
notableWork	Farthest North → The First Crossing of Greenland →
occupation	author → oceanographer → university professor → zoologist →
placeOfBirth	Store Frøen, Aker, Norway →
placeOfDeath	Lysaker, Norway →
positionHeld	League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees → Norwegian ambassador to the United Kingdom → Rector of the University of Oslo →
religion	Lutheranism →
sexOrGender	male →
shipUsed	Fram →
spouse	Eva Nansen →

Referenced by (41)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fridtjof Nansen Award for Excellence in Science → Fridtjof Nansen Institute → League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees → Nansen Basin → Nansen Island → Nansen Medal → Nansen Refugee Award → Nansen Sound → Nansen passport → Polhøgda →	namedAfter
Nansen Island ("Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen") → Nansen Island ("Norwegian scientist Fridtjof Nansen") → Nansen Island ("Norwegian humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen") →	namedFor
University of Oslo → University of Oslo ("Fritjof Nansen") →	hasNotableAlumni
Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean → Greenland ice cap crossing →	leader
Store Frøen, Aker, Norway →	associatedWith
Farthest North →	author
Greenland ice cap crossing →	authorOfAccount
Polhøgda →	burialPlaceOf
Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean →	commander
Fram →	expeditionLeader
Eva Nansen ("Nansen") →	familyName
Odd Nansen →	father
League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees →	firstHolder
Polhøgda →	formerResident
Polhøgda →	hasCategory
Fram Museum →	hasExhibitionTheme
Lysaker →	historicallyAssociatedWith
Nansen Island →	honors
Nansen passport →	introducedBy
Farthest North →	mainCharacter
League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees →	notablePersonInRole
Fram →	operator
Greenland ice cap crossing →	organizedBy
Greenland ice cap crossing →	participant
Polhøgda →	residenceOf
Polhøgda ("Fridtjof Nansen lived here until his death in 1930") →	significantEvent
Polhøgda →	significantPersonAssociated
Eva Nansen →	spouse