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NANSEN, Fridtjof (1861-1930). Norwegian arctic explorer.
Autograph Letter Signed to Lord Sanderson, 1 page 8vo on writing-paper of the Norweigan Legation, 36 Victoria Street, 1 March 1907. Regretting that he cannot accept a dinner date.

'... I should have been delighted to have been able to come to Wimpole Street again, from which I shall always carry with me such nice recollections of moments which were of importance for myself during a very serious epoch of my life.'

Nansen served as the Norweigian representative in London, following the ending of Norway's union with Sweden, a cause that he had strongly espoused .
[No: 26058]

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