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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.^[1]

In 1991, he won The Lisl and Leo Eitinger Prize for his work with refugees and human rights.^[2] Nansen is also known for lighting the first Winter Olympic cauldron, in 1952.

References

↑ Han tente OL-ilden i 1952 - og feires som en konge i Sibir, Dagbladet, 1 March 2017. Accessed 1 March 2017.
↑ http://www.uio.no/om_uio/priser/eitinger/previous.html The Lisl and Leo Eitinger Prize @ The University of Oslo

Olympic Games

Preceded by

John Mark

Final Olympic torchbearer
Oslo 1952

Succeeded by

Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen

Preceded by

First Final Torchbearer

Final Winter Olympic torchbearer
Oslo 1952

Succeeded by

Guido Caroli

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[1] Han tente OL-ilden i 1952 - og feires som en konge i Sibir, Dagbladet, 1 March 2017. Accessed 1 March 2017.

[2] ttp://www.uio.no/om_uio/priser/eitinger/previous.html The Lisl and Leo Eitinger Prize @ The University of Oslo

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