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I demolish my bridges behind me - then there is no choice but forward.

Fridtjof Nansen

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Fridtjof Nansen
Age: 68 †
Born: 1861
Born: October 10
Died: 1930
Died: May 13
Diplomat
Explorer
Photographer
Polar Explorer
Politician
Professor
Zoologist
Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen
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