Fridtjof Nansen : explorer, scientist, humanitarian /

Fridtjof Nansen : explorer, scientist, humanitarian /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Vogt, Per, 1903-1971, author.
Imprint:	Oslo : Dreyer Forlag, 1961. Oslo : Dreyers Forlag, 1961.
Description:	197 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm 197 pages, 13 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, folded map ; 27 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Nansen, Fridtjof, -- 1861-1930. Nansen, Fridtjof, -- 1861-1930. Explorers -- Norway -- Biography. Scientists -- Norway -- Biography. Statesmen -- Norway -- Biography. Discovery and exploration, Norwegian. Explorers. Scientists. Statesmen. Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Norwegian. Arctic Regions. Norway. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1973276

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Fridtjof Nansen, explorer, scientist, humanitarian
Other authors / contributors:	Werenskiold, Erik Theodor, 1855-1938, illustrator. Dreyer (Firm), publisher.
Summary:	Biography of Nansen followed by chapters written by authors on various aspects of his life and of his work as scientist, politician and artist. Partially translated from Norwegian original published same year. Illustrations include about 30 of Nansen's own drawings and paintings, some not previously published.
Other form:	Online version: Vogt, Per, 1903- Fridtjof Nansen. Oslo, Dreyer, 1961

Table of Contents:

Foreword / Hj. Riiser-Larsen
Fridtjof Nansen, life and work / Per Vogt
Chapter from the "Fram" voyage / Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen, oceanographer / Håkon Mosby
Fridtjof Nansen, geologist / Werner Werenskiold
Fridtjof Nansen, zoologist and anatomist / Hj. Broch and Bernh. Getz
Nansen and Norway / Philip Noel-Baker
Famine in Russia / Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen, artist / Leif Østby
Adventure / Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen, outdoorsman / Per Hohle
Fridtjof Nansen, views on civilization and ethics / Johan B. Hygen.