Explorer. As a close friend of Fridjof Nansen, Frederik Hjalmar Johansen accompanied him at his north pole expedition (1893 to 1896). He also took an active part in the successful footrace to the south pole by Roald Amundsen (1910 to 1912). Due to alleged mutiny Amundsen excluded him from the crew that achieved the south pole on the December 14, 1911. Devastated and mentally broken, Johansen committed suicide. He is buried on the Johannes Cemetery in his hometown Skien (Telemark, Norway).
Explorer. As a close friend of Fridjof Nansen, Frederik Hjalmar Johansen accompanied him at his north pole expedition (1893 to 1896). He also took an active part in the successful footrace to the south pole by Roald Amundsen (1910 to 1912). Due to alleged mutiny Amundsen excluded him from the crew that achieved the south pole on the December 14, 1911. Devastated and mentally broken, Johansen committed suicide. He is buried on the Johannes Cemetery in his hometown Skien (Telemark, Norway).
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