Fridtjof Nansen Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
Explore the life and achievements of Fridtjof Nansen through this interactive timeline game!
- Learn about Nansen’s early expeditions and scientific research.
- Discover his groundbreaking work in polar exploration and advocacy for refugees.
- Test your knowledge by placing key events in Nansen’s life in their correct chronological order.
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- 10 October 1861: Birth of Fridtjof Nansen in Store Frøen, Norway
- 1881: Nansen starts studying zoology at the Royal Frederick University in Oslo
- 1882: Nansen becomes a champion skier and competes in skiing competitions
- 1888: Nansen graduates with a degree in zoology
- 1888-1889: Nansen leads the first crossing of the Greenland ice cap
- 1896: Nansen appointed professor of zoology at the University of Oslo
- 1890s: Nansen begins planning an expedition to reach the North Pole
- 24 June 1893: Nansen sets sail on the Fram towards the North Pole
- 7 April 1895: Fram reaches its furthest north point at 86°14?N
- 14 March 1895: Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen set off on a polar expedition on foot
- 17 August 1896: Nansen and Johansen are rescued by the British explorer Frederick Jackson
- 1922: Nansen receives the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work
- 1921: Nansen becomes the League of Nations' High Commissioner for Refugees
- 1922: Nansen establishes the Nansen International Office for Refugees
- 13 May 1930: Nansen dies in Oslo, Norway
- Present: Nansen's work continues to influence humanitarian efforts to this day