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Fridtjof Nansen

Born

in Norway

October 10, 1861

Died

May 13, 1930

Genre

Polar Exploration

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Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Best known for the Fram expedition, an attempt to reach the North Pole by using the natural drift of the polar ice in the ship Fram, carrying fuel and provisions for twelve men for five years.

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Average rating: 4.11 · 2,552 ratings · 197 reviews · 176 distinct works • Similar authors

	Farthest North: The Incredible Three-Year Voyage to the Frozen Latitudes of the North 4.10 avg rating — 1,436 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Farthest North: The Epic Adventure of a Visionary Explorer 4.22 avg rating — 433 ratings — published 1897 — 202 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Crossing of Greenland 4.10 avg rating — 250 ratings — published 1890 — 130 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I 4.10 avg rating — 101 ratings — 101 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Farthest North: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram, 1893-96, and of a Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Neumann Sverdrup 4.29 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1897 — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eskimo Life 3.88 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2001 — 144 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Through Siberia 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1914 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brenda, My Darling: The Love Letters of Fridtjof Nansen to Brenda Ueland by Fridtjof Nansen, Brenda Ueland, Eric Utne (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Armenia And The Near East 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1976 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yön ja jään matka by Fridtjof Nansen, Antero Manninen (Translator) 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I demolish my bridges behind me...then there is no choice but to move forward”
― Fridtjof Nansen

tags: inspiring, letting-go, moving-on, wise-words

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“The difficult is what takes a little time. The impossible is what takes a little longer.”
― Fridtjof Nansen

tags: achievement, difficulty, impossible

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“It is better to go skiing and think of God, than go to church and think of sport.”
― Fridtjof Nansen

tags: church, faith, god, sport

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