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Norwegian human rights activist (1931?2017)
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
.
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