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Person: NANSEN, Dr Fridtjof  (1861-1930)

Biographical summary of this person
Dr Fridtjof Nansen in 1896

Portrait photo from The Strand Magazine, November 1896

Full name
Dr Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg NANSEN
Gender
male
Relevance of this person
Arctic explorer; photographer of slide sets
Main period of activity
N/A
Chronology
Date
Age
Event/activity
10 October 1861
born at
8 February 1897
35
lecturer
[Travels in the far North] (lantern lecture, London, England, 8 February 1897)
13 May 1930
68
died at
Slide sets linked to this person

photographer: Nansen's Polar expedition (lecture: Newton & Co., 52 slides, 1897)

Slides showing image of this person
slide image -- Portrait of Nansenslide image -- The Meeting of Jackson and Nansenslide image -- Photo by Mr Jackson of Dr Nansen at Cape Floraslide image -- Dr Nansenslide image -- Porträt Nansens.
Slide set references

minor subject of: [Dr Fridtjof Nansen's Expedition to the Arctic, 1893-1896] (lecture: manufacturer unknown, at least 47 slides, in/after 1896)

image appears in: [Manchester Geographical Society Collection: Arctic exploration] (lecture: privately made, at least 74 slides, n.d.)

minor subject of: Nansen's Polar expedition (lecture: Newton & Co., 52 slides, 1897)

image appears in: Nansen's Polar expedition (lecture: Newton & Co., 52 slides, 1897)

image appears in: Nansens Polarexpedition.: Bearb. v. Oberlehrer Dr. Kopsch, Aschersleben, nach Vortragsr. 52, Nansen. (lecture: Ed. Liesegang, 12 slides, n.d.)

Reference
‘The largest lantern audience’ in OMLJ 8.94 (March 1897)
  –  giving lecture at Royal Albert Hall
Lucerna ID  6002419

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 30 January 2012

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