Eigil Nansen

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] Eigil Nansen is also known for lighting the first Winter Olympic Flame in 1952.

References

  1. ↑ Han tente OL-ilden i 1952 - og feires som en konge i Sibir, Dagbladet, 1 March 2017. Accessed 1 March 2017.
  2. ↑ 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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