Fridtjof Nansen

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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.


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

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