Fridtjof Nansen

Biographic Data

ID1474367
NAMEFridtjof Nansen
GIVEN NAMESFridtjof
FAMILY NAMENansen
SIGNATURENANSEN F
AFFILIATIONSMinister Plenipotentiary of Norway on Special Mission
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS55
TOTAL CITATIONS21
AUTHOR COUNT55
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1893
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX2

  • Friluftsliv

    Fridtjof Nansen, Camille Deschamps-VierøARTICLENordiques2024

    C’est probablement une faiblesse commune aux plus âgés de chercher les défauts de la jeunesse. Nous connaissons bien la chanson : « C’était mieux avant ». Mais les anciens ne peuvent pas juger si simplement la nouvelle génération ; chaque âge a ses idéaux. Et puisque je vais à présent m’adresser aux plus jeunes, j’espère que ce que j’ai à dire ne sera pas perçu comme la manifestation de cette faiblesse de l’âge. J’espère plutôt qu’ils le recevron…

  • Russia and Peace

    Fridtjof NansenBOOKRussia and Peace2015

    This book, first published in 1923, endeavoured to provide a brief account of the social and economic conditions in Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century. Russia and Peace discusses the interest in Russia shown by other countries, the country’s economic development, and the social problems it was experiencing at the time. This book will be of interest to students of history.

  • Russia and Peace

    Fridtjof NansenBOOKRussia and Peace2015

  • In Northern Mists

    Open AccessFridtjof Nansen, Arthur G ChaterBOOKIn Northern Mists : Volume 12014

    Accounts of the earliest exploration of the Arctic are scattered through many literatures. In writing this work, reissued here in the two-volume English translation of 1911, the celebrated Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) returned to many of the original sources. Calling on others to help him interpret texts in several languages, Nansen begins his account with the first mentions of the Arctic in Greek literature and ends with voyage…

  • Eskimo Life

    Fridtjof Nansen, William Archer undifferentiated et al.BOOKEskimo Life2014

  • Farthest North

    Fridtjof NansenBOOKFarthest North : Volume 22014

  • In Northern Mists

    Arthur G Chater, Fridtjof NansenBOOKIn Northern Mists : Volume 12014

  • Through Siberia, the Land of the Future

    Open AccessFridtjof Nansen, Arthur G ChaterBOOKThrough Siberia, the Land of the…2014

    In August 1913, the explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930), who later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, set off from Norway to find a sea route across the north of the Eurasian continent. This 'north-east passage' had been the goal of explorers since the sixteenth century, but Nansen's object, as he puts it, was 'to open up a regular trade connexion with the interior of Siberia, via the Kara Sea and the mouth o…

  • In Northern Mists

    Open AccessFridtjof Nansen, Arthur G ChaterBOOKIn Northern Mists : Volume 22014

    Accounts of the earliest exploration of the Arctic are scattered through many literatures. In writing this work, reissued here in the two-volume English translation of 1911, the celebrated Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) returned to many of the original sources. Calling on others to help him interpret texts in several languages, Nansen begins his account with the first mentions of the Arctic in Greek literature and ends with voyage…

  • The Decline of the Norse Settlements in Greenland

    Open AccessFridtjof NansenCHAPTERIn Northern Mists : Volume 22014

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  • Northern Waters

    Open AccessFridtjof NansenBOOKNorthern Waters2014

    In later life the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, the explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) encouraged and supported the 1901 voyage of his fellow Norwegian Roald Amundsen (1872–1928), publishing this account of its scientific findings in 1906. Amundsen had just purchased his famous boat, the Gjøa, and wanted to test her in Arctic waters. He planned to pay for the expedition by hunting seals, but wanted …

  • First Crossing of Greenland

    Fridtjof Nansen, Hubert Majendie GeppBOOKFirst Crossing of Greenland2012

  • The First Crossing of Greenland

    Open AccessFridtjof Nansen, Hubert Majendie GeppBOOKThe First Crossing of Greenland2011

    First published in English in 1890, this book by Norwegian explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) recounts the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, an expedition that took two months. Learning from previous failed attempts, Nansen suggested crossing from the uninhabited east to the inhabited west of Greenland, an innovation that proved successful. Nansen's account was translated by Hubert Majendie Gepp and includes an int…

  • The First Crossing of Greenland

    Open AccessFridtjof Nansen, Hubert Majendie GeppBOOKFirst Crossing of Greenland2011

    First published in English in 1890, this book by Norwegian explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) recounts the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, an expedition that took two months. Learning from previous failed attempts, Nansen suggested crossing from the uninhabited east to the inhabited west of Greenland, an innovation that proved successful. Nansen's account was translated by Hubert Majendie Gepp and includes an int…

  • Farthest North

    Open AccessFridtjof NansenBOOKFarthest North : Volume 22011

    Originally published in 1897, this two-volume work chronicles the polar expedition of Norwegian scientist Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930), who came closer than any previous explorer to the North Pole. Beginning on board his boat, the Fram, which was deliberately driven into pack-ice off Siberia in order to drift north, Nansen and his companions later resorted to sleds and kayaks. Volume 2 describes the journey over the ice – setting out with 28 dogs,…

  • First Crossing of Greenland

    Fridtjof Nansen, Hubert Majendie GeppBOOKFirst Crossing of Greenland2011

  • Through the Caucasus to the Volga

    Fridtjof Nansen, C C WheelerARTICLEGeographical Journal1931

  • The Proposed Arctic Expedition in the Graf Zeppelin

    Fridtjof NansenARTICLEGeographical Journal1930

  • Rescuing Millions of War Victims From Disease and Starvation

    Fridtjof NansenARTICLECurrent History1929

    Essay| July 01 1929 Rescuing Millions of War Victims From Disease and Starvation Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen Dr. Nansen began his career as a scientist in Norway, where he was born on Oct. 10, 1861, and first became famous throughout the world for his leadership of the North Pole expedition of 1893-96, which reached the highest latitude until then attained. He took an active part in tthe separation of Norway from Sweden, and later served as N…

  • Dr. Nansen on Some Geophysical Problems

    Open AccessChester R Longwell, Fridtjof NansenARTICLEGeographical Review1929

  • The Earth's Crust, Its Surface Forms, and Isostatic Adjustment

    Fridtjof NansenARTICLEGeographical Journal1928Cited by: 1

  • Armenia and the near East

    Fridtjof NansenARTICLEGeographical Journal1928

  • Internationale Studiengesellschaft Zur Erforschung Der Arktis mit dem Luftschiff (Aeroarctic)

    Fridtjof NansenARTICLEGeographical Journal1928

  • Adventure and Other Papers

    Fridtjof NansenARTICLEGeographical Journal1928Cited by: 2

  • Hunting and Adventure in the Arctic

    W Elmer Ekblaw, Fridtjof NansenARTICLEEconomic Geography1926