Eigil Nansen
Illustration — The opening ceremony of the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Nansen with the Olympic Torch. Eigil Nansen (18 June 1931 – 27 February 2017) was the son of architect and humanist Odd Nansen and the grandson of explorer and humanist Fridtjof Nansen.
Eigil Nansen
Oslo Museum: accession number OB.FS1030 · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Born
- 1931.
- Died
- 2017.
- Nationality
- Norway.
- Occupation
- human rights defender, architect and politician.
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Illustration — The opening ceremony of the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Nansen with the Olympic Torch. Eigil Nansen (18 June 1931 – 27 February 2017) was the son of architect and humanist Odd Nansen and the grandson of explorer and humanist Fridtjof Nansen.
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In 1991, he won The Lisl and Leo Eitinger Prize for his work with refugees and human rights. Nansen is also known for lighting the first Winter Olympic cauldron, in 1952.
Eigil Nansen is recorded with the occupation human rights defender. Recorded as human rights defender, architect and politician.
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1931
Eigil Nansen was born on 18 June 1931.
2017
Eigil Nansen died on 27 February 2017.
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