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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hjalmar Johansen has received more than 135,787 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Hjalmar Johansen is the 182nd most popular explorer (down from 158th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from Norway (up from 109th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Norwegian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Hjalmar Johansen ranks 182 out of 405Before him are Nikolai Rezanov, Carsten Borchgrevink, Masabumi Hosono, Joshua Slocum, Olivier van Noort, and Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne. After him are Naddodd, Don Walsh, Francisco de Bobadilla, Jimmie Angel, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, and Fernão do Pó.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Hjalmar Johansen ranks 62Before him are Sister Nivedita, Henri Gouraud, Carl Laemmle, Emil Krebs, Adam Stefan Sapieha, and Cy Young. After him are Kristian Birkeland, Marie Krøyer, Gutzon Borglum, Julien Benda, Louise, Princess Royal, and Yevgeny Miller. Among people deceased in 1913, Hjalmar Johansen ranks 33Before him are Mahmud Shevket Pasha, David Popper, Song Jiaoren, Reginald Lee, John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, and Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria. After him are Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, Louis Paul Cailletet, Aurel Vlaicu, Carl Hagenbeck, Ğabdulla Tuqay, and Okakura Kakuzō.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Hjalmar Johansen ranks 105 out of 927Before him are Kirsten Flagstad (1895), Jonas Lie (1833), Christian Sinding (1856), Carsten Borchgrevink (1864), Ole Einar Bjørndalen (1974), and Bjørn Dæhlie (1967). After him are Kristian Birkeland (1867), Nordahl Grieg (1902), Naddodd (900), Belle Gunness (1859), Varg Vikernes (1973), and Thorleif Haug (1894).

Among EXPLORERS In Norway

Among explorers born in Norway, Hjalmar Johansen ranks 8Before him are Fridtjof Nansen (1861), Erik the Red (950), Thor Heyerdahl (1914), Ingólfr Arnarson (850), Otto Sverdrup (1854), and Carsten Borchgrevink (1864). After him are Naddodd (900), Oscar Wisting (1871), Helmer Hanssen (1870), Ohthere of Hålogaland (900), Thorvald Asvaldsson (950), and Carl Anton Larsen (1860).