Eigil Nansen

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.

[1] In 1991, he won The Lisl and Leo Eitinger Prize for his work with refugees and human rights.

[2] Nansen is also known for lighting the first Winter Olympic cauldron, in 1952.

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The opening ceremony of the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Eigil Nansen with the Olympic Torch.