Today on Google’s home page in many countries is a special Google logo, aka Doodle, for Fridtjof Nansen. Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He was also a champion skier and ice skater, which is why the Doodle has a skier on it.

He was born on October 10, 1861 in Oslo, Norway and passed at the age of 68 on May 13, 1930 in Lysaker, Norway. Here is a list of some of his awards:

Nobel Peace Prize (1922)
Order of St. Olav
Order of the Dannebrog
National Order of the Legion of Honor
Order of St. Stanislaus
Cullum Geographical Medal (1897)
Vega Medal (1889)
Constantine Medal (1907)

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