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Hjalmar Johansen

1867 - 1913

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Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (15 May 1867 – 3 January 1913) was a Norwegian polar explorer. He participated on the first and third Fram expeditions. He shipped out with the Fridtjof Nansen expedition in 1893–1896, and accompanied Nansen to notch a new Farthest North record near the North Pole. Johansen also participated in the expedition of Roald Amundsen to the South Pole in 1910–1912. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hjalmar Johansen is the 271st most popular explorer (down from 255th in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from Norway (down from 171st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Norwegian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Hjalmar Johansen ranks 271 out of 498. Before him are Adolf Lüderitz, Jedediah Smith, Man of the Hole, Francisco Moreno, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia, and Juan Fernández. After him are Aleksei Chirikov, Pyotr Kozlov, Grigory Shelikhov, Charles Wilkes, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, and Richard Chancellor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Hjalmar Johansen ranks 85. Before him are Holger Pedersen, Dagny Juel, Gutzon Borglum, Léon Delacroix, Dimitrios Gounaris, and Ali Kemal. After him are Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, Alexander Vasiliev, Hanns Hörbiger, Aleksandar Malinov, Charles Dillon Perrine, and Wilhelm Peterson-Berger. Among people deceased in 1913, Hjalmar Johansen ranks 48. Before him are Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Victor Henri Rochefort, Marquis de Rochefort-Luçay, Aurel Vlaicu, Karl Wittgenstein, Anthimus VII of Constantinople, and Marie Popelin. After him are Paul Friedrich August Ascherson, Mikoláš Aleš, Frederick Holman, Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, and Camille Jenatzy.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Hjalmar Johansen ranks 192 out of 1,039. Before him are Sigurd Slembe (1100), Per Petterson (1952), Berit Mørdre (1940), Arnfinn Bergmann (1928), Magnar Solberg (1937), and Knud Knudsen (1812). After him are Jørgen Juve (1906), Hans Aanrud (1863), Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818), Helge Løvland (1890), Þorbjörn Hornklofi (900), and Sigurd Hoel (1890).

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Among EXPLORERS In Norway

Among explorers born in Norway, Hjalmar Johansen ranks 14. Before him are Ohthere of Hålogaland (900), Naddodd (900), Carl Anton Larsen (1860), Helge Ingstad (1899), Thekla Resvoll (1871), and Oscar Wisting (1871). After him are Jens Munk (1579), Helmer Hanssen (1870), Thorvald Asvaldsson (950), Olav Bjaaland (1873), Knut Haugland (1917), and Grímur Kamban (801).

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