In the history of exploration, Yngvar Nielsen is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Yngvar Nielsen as Norwegian historian and geographer (1843–1916).
Yngvar Nielsen was born at Arendal Municipality in 1843. His recorded nationality is Norway.
Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.
He is recorded as geographer, historian and politician.
Distance was the hardest problem of the pre-modern world, and it was solved by people willing to risk it.
Recognition followed: Knight Officer of the Order of the Polar Star, King Oscar II's reward medal, Commander of the Order of St. Olav and commander of the Order of the Dannebrog.
Yngvar Nielsen died in 1916, aged 73. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Knight Officer of the Order of the Polar Star
- King Oscar II's reward medal
- Commander of the Order of St. Olav
- commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Recorded as geographer, historian and politician
