Editing Eigil Nansen

{{Short description|Norwegian human rights activist (1931–2017)}}
[[File:16853 Vinter-OL 1952 - olympisk ild.jpg|thumb|The opening ceremony of the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Eigil Nansen with the Olympic Torch.]]
'''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]].<ref>[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.</ref>

In 1991, he won [[The Lisl and Leo Eitinger Prize]] for his work with [[refugee]]s and [[human rights]].<ref>http://www.uio.no/om_uio/priser/eitinger/previous.html The Lisl and Leo Eitinger Prize @ The University of Oslo</ref> Nansen is also known for lighting the first [[1952_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay#Lighting_of_the_cauldron|Winter Olympic cauldron, in 1952]].

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