Sverdrup, Otto Neumann, 1854-1930
Variant namesOtto Neumann Knoph Sverdrup (born October 31, 1854, Bindal, Norway – November 26, 1930) was a Norwegian sailor and Arctic explorer.
Sverdrup joined Fridtjof Nansen's expedition of 1888 across Greenland. In 1892 he was an advisor to Fridtjof Nansen when the ship Fram was built. In 1893 Sverdrup was given command of the ship, and in 1895 he was left in charge of it while Nansen attempted to reach the North Pole. Sverdrup managed to free the ship from the ice near Svalbard in August 1896 and sailed to Skjervøy, arriving just 4 days after Nansen had reached Norway.
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| referencedIn | Rear Adm. Robert E. Peary Papers. 1798 - 1976. Published Materials Relating to Polar Explorations, 1888 - 1940 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Gunnerius Isachsen collection, 1898-1902 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Lt-Col Frederick Marshman Bailey, Indian Army 1900, Indian Political Service 1905-38, and of other members of his family, 1827-1976 | British Library | |
| referencedIn | Sverdrup, H. U. (Harald Ulrik), 1888-1957. Letter, 1930 Nov. 27, Bergen [Norway] to Prof. W.H. Hobbs, Ann Arbor. | University of Michigan |
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| associatedWith | Fram (Ship) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gunnerius (Gunnar) Ingvald Isachsen | person |
| associatedWith | Nansen, Fridtjof, 1861-1930 | person |
| associatedWith | Sverdrup, H. U. (Harald Ulrik), 1888-1957. | person |
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Birth 1854-10-31
Death 1930-11-26
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