Visionary; explorer; researcher; diplomat; humanist―Fridtjof Nansen was no ordinary man. Nansen was a dedicated scientist who made an outstanding contribution to marine zoology and oceanography; an audacious adventurer who pushed our knowledge of the Arctic to new frontiers; and an indefatigable savior of human beings displaced by conflict. As a young man Nansen led two successful polar expeditions and became a national hero; participating in the birth pangs of his country―Norway. As a respected international elder statesman he began a new career in 1919 by bringing home hundreds of thousands of prisoners-of-war from the remotest corners of Europe and Siberia. He created the “Nansen Passport†for stateless people under his responsibility and sought to give the Armenian people a secure homeland. For his efforts in favor of prisoners of war; famine relief and Russian refugees; he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922.
#5454754 in Books University Press of America 1996-07-11Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.44 x .41 x 5.32l; .0 #File Name: 0761803556188 pages
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