1st Crossing Greenland1888
Heads te 1st etion to cross the ice fields of Greenland
Historical person
Fridtjof Nansen Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Fridtjof Nansen, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Norway.
11 records1888–193011 events3 places
Chronological biography
1888
1895
Discovery of North Pole1895
Heads an expedition & reaches 86 degrees 14 minutes, highest latitude reached
1906
Minister of Great Britain1906
The first Norwegian Minister to Britain
1920
League of Nations1920
Leads the Norwegian delegation to the 1st League of Nations Assembly
Refugee Work1920
Leads League work for refugees after the First World War.
1921
Russian Refugees1921
Organises international assistance for Russian refugees.
1922
Famine1922
Directs famine relief in Russia
Nobel Prize1922
Directs famine relief in Russia
Nansen Passport5 July 1922
Promotes identity documents for stateless refugees.
1925
Armenian Refugees1925
Expands League refugee work to Armenian refugees.
1930
Nansen Legacy13 May 1930
Dies after shaping League refugee policy.
Titles and roles
High Commissioner for Refugees · Humanitarian · Minister of Great Britain
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.