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Nansen, Fridtjof, 1861-1930

LC control no.n 50053375
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Personal name headingNansen, Fridtjof, 1861-1930
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Variant(s)Nansen, Frityof, 1861-1930
Nansen, Fridyof, 1861-1930
Nansen, Fritʹof, 1861-1930
נאנסען, פ.
Other standard no.0000000083423236
Associated countryNorway
Associated placeGreenland North Pole
Birth date1861-10-10
Death date1930-05-13
Place of birthKristiania (Norway)
Place of deathLysaker (Norway)
Field of activityGreenland--Discovery and exploration Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration
AffiliationLeague of Nations
Profession or occupationExplorers--Greenland Explorers--Arctic regions
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Found inPaset︠s︡kiĭ, V. M. Fritʹof Nansen, 1861-1930: t.p. (Fritʹof Nansen, 1861-1930)
Khabvats zhoghovurd, 2000: t.p. (Frityof Nansen)
Wikipedia, viewed June 30, 2015: (Fridtjof Nansen; born 10 October 1861 in Norway; died 13 May 1930; explorer; scientist; diplomat; humanitarian; Nobel Peace Prize laureate; led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888; reached a record northern latitude of 86°14' during his North Pole expedition of 1893-1896; contributed to the development of modern oceanographic equipment; was appointed in 1921 as the League of Nations' High Commissioner for Refugees; the "Nansen passport" for stateless persons)
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fridtjof_Nansen>
National Library of Norway in VIAF, 23 September 2016 (access point: Nansen, Fridtjof, 1861-1930)
LAC internal file, October 15, 2019 (heading: Nansen, Fridtjof, 1861-1930)
Encyclopedia Britannica, viewed on October 17, 2019 (born October 10, 1861, Store-Frøen, near Kristiania, now Oslo, Norway, died May 13, 1930, Lysaker, near Oslo)
   <https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fridtjof-Nansen>
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