The Nobel Peace Prize 1922
Awarded on: 1922-12-10
"for his leading role in the repatriation of prisoners of war, in international relief work and as the League of Nations' High Commissioner for refugees"
Fridtjof Nansen
Born: 1861-10-10 in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
Gender: male
Field: Norwegian polar explorer (1861–1930)
Biography
Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and co-founded the Fatherland League.