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Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930)
Source: WordNetFridtjof Nansen among orphaned Armenian boys at a summer camp near Gyumri in 1925. Source: Internet
Mount Fridtjof Nansen in Antarctica, named and photographed by Roald Amundsen Image of moon crater Nansen from Clementine b/w data Nansen died of a heart attack, at home, on 13 May 1930. Source: Internet
Undeterred, Fridtjof Nansen worked with both Greece and Turkey to gain their acceptance of the proposed population exchange. Source: Internet
In 1893, Fridtjof Nansen allowed his ship, Fram, to be frozen in the Arctic ice. Source: Internet
Using the ship Fram ("Forward"), earlier used by Fridtjof Nansen, Amundsen left Oslo for the south on 3 June 1910. Source: Internet
In 1888, a party of six led by Fridtjof Nansen accomplished the first land crossing of Greenland. Source: Internet