Fridtjof Nansen: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Liv Nansen Høyer, Nansen, a Family Portrait, trans. from the Norwegian by Maurice Michael (1957), was written by Nansen’s daughter. Roland Huntford, Nansen: The Explorer as Hero (1997, reissued 2001), is a comprehensive biography.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. May 09, 2026
Anniversary information added. Oct 06, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Mar 28, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Oslo - Fridtjof Nansen: A pioneer of knowledge. May 01, 2019
Added cross-references. Oct 10, 2017
Add new Web site: Fram Museum - Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930). Oct 09, 2017
Add new Web site: Fram Museum - Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930). Oct 09, 2017
Added two images of Fridtjof Nansen. Mar 16, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of Fridtjof Nansen. Nov 12, 2008
Added new Web site: Making Music Fun! - Biography of Modest Mussorgsky. Jan 07, 2008
Added new Web site: Official site of Norway in the United States - Biography of Fridtjof Nansen. Jan 07, 2008
Added new Web site: The Nobel Foundation - Biography of Fridtjof Nansen. Jan 07, 2008
Bibliography revised. May 18, 2006
Article revised. Jan 12, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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