About Eigil Nansen
Lived 1931 – 2017 (aged 85). Eigil Nansen was a Norwegian human rights defender, architect and politician.
The opening ceremony of the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Eigil 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.
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.
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Who was Eigil Nansen?
Norwegian human rights activist (1931-2017)
When was Eigil Nansen born?
Eigil Nansen was born on 18 June 1931.
When did Eigil Nansen die?
Eigil Nansen died on 27 February 2017.
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Eigil Nansen was a human rights defender, architect and politician.
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Eigil Nansen was Norwegian.
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