Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (May 15, 1867 -- January 3, 1913) was a polar explorer from Norway. He shipped out with Fridtjof Nansen's Fram expedition in 1893--1896, and accompanied Nansen to notch a new Farthest North record near the North Pole on what was then the frozen Arctic Ocean. Johansen also participated in the expedition of Roald Amundsen to the South Pole in 1910--1912. January 3,1913 at dawn, he shot himself at the age of 45 years..
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