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Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian explorer of the Arctic, an oceanographer, and a Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian. His Arctic accomplishments include: the first crossing of Greenland (1888), proof of the existence a polar oceanic current, and closest explorer to the North Pole at that time.
While still a student at Christiania University, Nansen participated (1882) in his first voyage, a sealing expedition, through Arctic waters. Following this, in 1888, he set out to prove that the interior of Greenland was ice-covered. With a party of five, Nansen made a memorable journey across the frozen island on skis, described in his First Crossing of Greenland (1890).
Following World War I, Nansen became internationally renowned for his service to famine-stricken Russia as well as for his work in the repatriation of war prisoners. He was appointed Norway's representative to the League of Nations, a post he held until his death. In 1921 he became the league's commissioner for refugees, and in recognition of his work he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922. As a memorial to his father, Nansen founded (1937) the Nansen Help to supplement the work of the Nansen International Office.
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