Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen (born October 10, 1861 in Store Frøen, near Kristiania, now Oslo - died May 13, 1930 in Lysaker, outside Oslo) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist and diplomat. Nansen was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922 for his work as a League of Nations High Commissioner.

Posthumous honors

Fridtjof Nansen has had many honors awarded posthumously among which are:

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• The Nansen Refugee Award formerly known as the Nansen Medal is (since 1955) given out yearly to a person or group for outstanding services in supporting refugee causes by the UNHCR.
• The Royal Norwegian Navy has named the Fridtjof Nansen class of frigates, and the lead ship, HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen after him.
• The Norwegian Humanist Academy, Nansenskolen, Norsk Humanistisk Akademi is named after Fridtjof Nansen. The academy is a Norwegian folk high-school, engaged in peace-building projects in former Yugoslavia.
• A crater on the Moon and another on Mars are named Nansen.
• The asteroid 853 Nansenia is named after Fridtjof Nansen.