Eigil Nansen

{{Short description|Norwegian human rights activist (1931–2017)}}

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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.[http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/han-tente-ol-ilden-i-1952---og-feires-som-en-konge-i-sibir/66642215 Han tente OL-ilden i 1952 - og feires som en konge i Sibir], Dagbladet, 1 March 2017. Accessed 1 March 2017.

In 1991, he won The Lisl and Leo Eitinger Prize for his work with refugees and human rights.http://www.uio.no/om_uio/priser/eitinger/previous.html The Lisl and Leo Eitinger Prize @ The University of Oslo Nansen is also known for lighting the first Winter Olympic cauldron, in 1952.