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Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen

Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930).

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Place of Death

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Bærum Municipality

Award Received

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Nobel Peace Prize

(1922)

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Nansen Passport

Award Rationale

: for his leading role in the repatriation of prisoners of war, in international relief work and as the League of Nations' High Commissioner for refugees

Award Rationale

: for sin ledende rolle i forbindelse med tilbakesendelsen av krigsfanger, internasjonalt hjelpearbeid og rollen som Folkeforbundets høykommissær for flyktninger

: 1922

: 122,483 Swedish krona

Commander of the Legion of Honour

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog

Constantin Medal

(1891)

: 1891

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy

(1889)

: 1889

Patron’s Medal

(1891)

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Francis Younghusband

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: 1891

Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st Class

Grand Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph

Alexander Von Humboldt Medal

(1897)

: 1897

Carl-Ritter-Medal

(1889)

: 1889

Grande Médaille D'Or Des Explorations

(1897)

: 1897

Cullum Geographical Medal

(1897)

: 1897

Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

(3/1/1897)

: 3/1/1897

Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav‎

(1925)

: 1925

Knight of the Order of St. Olav‎

(1889 - 1896)

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: 1889

: 1896

Grand Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

Order of Saint Michael

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎

(1896 - 1925)

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: 1896

: 1925

Employer

University Museum of Bergen

University of Oslo

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Scientific Collector

Child

Date of Birth

10/10/1861

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Unspecified Calendar, Assumed Gregorian

Date of Death

5/13/1930

Spouse

(9/6/1889 - 12/9/1907)

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Death of Subject's Spouse

: 9/6/1889

: 12/9/1907

(12/17/1919 - 5/13/1930)

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: 12/17/1919

: 5/13/1930

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Fridtjof Nansen

Given Name

Member Of

German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters

Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences

Russian Academy of Sciences

Fatherland League

Paneuropean Union

American Philosophical Society

(1897 - )

: 1897

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Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)

:Нансен Фритьоф

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

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Sytin Military Encyclopedia

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Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

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New Encyclopedic Dictionary

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Subject Named As

:Nansen, Fridtjof, 1861-1930

The Nuttall Encyclopædia

Subject Named As

:Nansen, Fridtjof

Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition

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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Nansen, Fridtjof

Library of the World's Best Literature

Albert Edelfelt's Letters

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Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th Edition (1885–1890)

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The New Student's Reference Work

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The New Student's Reference Work/Nansen, Fridtjof

Faces of Moscow

Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary

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Position Held

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

(1922 - 1927)

: 1922

: 1927

Ambassador of Norway to the United Kingdom

(1906 - 1908)

: 1906

: 1908

Honorary Chairperson

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Philarmenian International League

Place of Birth

Nominated For

Nobel Peace Prize

(1922)

: 1922

Nobel Peace Prize

(1923)

: 1923

Educated At

University of Oslo

Family Name

Field of Work

Birth Name

Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen

Participant In

Nansen's Fram Expedition (1893–1896)

Cause of Death

Myocardial Infarction

Manner of Death

Religion or Worldview

Humanitarianism

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Academic Degree

Doctor of Philosophy

(1888)

Academic Thesis

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The Structure and Combination of Histological Elements of the Central Nervous System

: 1888

Name in Native Language

Fridtjof Nansen

Depicted By

Fridtjof Nansen Photo Collection

Bust of Fridtjof Nansen, Athens

Sex or Gender

Relative

Kinship to Subject

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Hans Leierdahl Nansen

Kinship to Subject

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Sibling

Alexander Nansen

Sigrid Bølling

Writing Language

Father

Baldur Fridtjof Nansen

Mother

Baronesse Adelaide Johanne Thekla Isidore Wedel Jarlsberg

Number of Children

5

Sport

Member of Political Party

Free-Minded Liberal Party

Place of Burial

Polhøgda Cemetery

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Het Scheepvaartmuseum

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