While best remembered for his achievements in arctic exploration and diplomacy, Fridtjof Nansen began his career in neuroscience.
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References
Edwards, J. S., & Huntford, R. (1998). Fridtiof Nansen: from the neuron to the North Polar Sea. Endeavour, 22(2), 76–80. doi:10.1016/s0160-9327(98)01118-1
The Nobel Peace Prize 1922. (n.d.). Retrieved November 05, 2020, from https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1922/nansen/biographical/
The First Crossing of Greenland (1888-1889). (2019, July 10). Retrieved November 19, 2020, from https://frammuseum.no/polar-history/expeditions/polar-history-expeditions-across-the-greenland-ice-1888-1889/