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Kristian Prestrud

1881 - 1927

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Kristian Prestrud (22 October 1881 – 11 November 1927) was a Norwegian naval officer and polar explorer who participated in Amundsen's South Pole expedition between 1910 and 1912. Prestrud was first officer of the Fram and leader of the Norwegian expedition's Eastern Sledge Party to the Scott Nunataks. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kristian Prestrud is the 457th most popular explorer (down from 414th in 2019), the 448th most popular biography from Norway (down from 344th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Norwegian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Kristian Prestrud ranks 457 out of 498. Before him are Charles Sturt, Herbert Ponting, George Back, Ed Stafford, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, and Lars Christensen. After him are Allan Cunningham, Edgeworth David, George Grey, Henry Seebohm, Tom Crean, and Edgar Evans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Kristian Prestrud ranks 218. Before him are Horace Bailey, Joel Lehtonen, Huseyn Arablinski, Pál Simon, Francis Ford, and Cecil Healy. After him are René Guyot, Paul Le Flem, Sigvard Sivertsen, Marion Leonard, Thomas Lewis, and Alice Wilson. Among people deceased in 1927, Kristian Prestrud ranks 142. Before him are Federico De Roberto, Johan Edman, William Healey Dall, Vincenzo Cerulli, Manuel Gondra, and Max Weiss. After him are Fernand Feyaerts, Samuel Garman, John Henry Davies, Luke Fildes, Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez, and Edward Henry Potthast.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Kristian Prestrud ranks 448 out of 1,039. Before him are Øistein Schirmer (1879), Anne-Karine Strøm (1951), Jens Bratlie (1856), Lars Christensen (1884), André Bjerke (1918), and Geirr Tveitt (1908). After him are Sigurd Ibsen (1859), Christopher Hornsrud (1859), Steve Sem-Sandberg (1958), Johan Vaaler (1866), Thor Hushovd (1978), and Åsne Seierstad (1970).

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Among EXPLORERS In Norway

Among explorers born in Norway, Kristian Prestrud ranks 24. Before him are Olav Bjaaland (1873), Knut Haugland (1917), Grímur Kamban (801), Finn Ronne (1899), Sverre Hassel (1876), and Lars Christensen (1884). After him are Tryggve Gran (1888), and Erling Kagge (1963).

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