Fridtjof Nansen vs Jane Addams
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Compare the life timelines of Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) and Jane Addams (1860–1935) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1861 to 1930.
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Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930)
- — Born at Store Frøen, near Christiania, Norway Verified
- — Enrolled at the Royal Frederick University to study zoology Verified
- — Defended his doctoral thesis on the nervous system Verified
- — Led the first crossing of the Greenland ice cap Verified
- — Married Eva Sars Verified
- — Led the Fram expedition into the Arctic Ocean Verified
- — Reached a record Farthest North of 86°14′ with Hjalmar Johansen Verified
- — Served as Norway's first minister to the United Kingdom Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Verified
- — Died at Lysaker, Norway Verified
Jane Addams (1860–1935)
- — Born in Cedarville, Illinois Verified
- — Graduated from Rockford Female Seminary Verified
- — Co-founded Hull House in Chicago Verified
- — Helped found the NAACP Verified
- — Published Twenty Years at Hull-House Verified
- — Served as vice president of the suffrage association Verified
- — Elected president of the Women's Peace Party Verified
- — Became first president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Verified
- — Died in Chicago, Illinois Verified