Fridtjof Nansen
1861–1930
Norwegian polar explorer and humanitarian.
Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) was an explorer, born in Vestre Aker, Norway and died in Polhøgda, Norway.
- Known as
- Explorer
- Category
- Explorers
- Born
- 1861, Vestre Aker, Norway
- Died
- 1930, Polhøgda, Norway
Alive at the same time as Fridtjof Nansen
- John D. Rockefeller 1839–1937, oil magnate
- George Eastman 1854–1932, entrepreneur
- Robert Peary 1856–1920, explorer
- George Bernard Shaw 1856–1950, playwright
- Max Planck 1858–1947, physicist
- Abdolkarim Haeri Yazdi 1859–1937, ayatollah
- Arthur Conan Doyle 1859–1930, writer
- Nellie Bly 1864–1922, journalist and traveler
- Matthew Henson 1866–1955, explorer
- Roald Amundsen 1872–1928, explorer
- Howard Carter 1874–1939, archaeologist
- Hiram Bingham III 1875–1956, explorer
Portrait: Henry Van der Weyde, Public domain.
