Hjalmar Johansen

Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen
Born(1867-05-15)15 May 1867
Skien, Norway
Died3 January 1913(1913-01-03) (aged 45)
Christiania, Norway
EducationRoyal Frederick University
OccupationPolar explorer
SpouseHilda Øvrum (1868–1956)

Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (15 May 1867 – 3 January 1913) was a Norwegian polar explorer. He participated on the first and third Fram expeditions. He shipped out with the Fridtjof Nansen expedition in 1893–1896, and accompanied Nansen to notch a new Farthest North record near the North Pole. Johansen also participated in the expedition of Roald Amundsen to the South Pole in 1910–1912.[1]

  1. ^ "Hjalmar Johansen". Norsk Polarhistorie. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2018.