Oscar Wisting

Oscar Adolf Wisting was a Norwegian Naval officer and polar explorer. Together with Roald Amundsen he was the first person to reach both the North and South Poles.

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Who was born first?

• Oscar Wisting and Thekla Resvoll were born the same year
• Oscar Wisting and Henryk Arctowski were born the same year
• Oscar Wisting was born 1 year after Lavr Kornilov
• Oscar Wisting was born 1 year before Vladimir Arsenyev
• Oscar Wisting was born 1 year after Helmer Hanssen

Timeline

1. Helmer HanssenSeptember 24, 1870 – August 2, 1956
2. Lavr KornilovAugust 18, 1870 – April 13, 1918
3. Henryk ArctowskiJuly 15, 1871 – February 21, 1958
4. Oscar Wisting (this page)June 6, 1871 – December 5, 1936
5. Thekla ResvollMay 22, 1871 – June 14, 1948
6. Vladimir ArsenyevAugust 29, 1872 – September 4, 1930

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• Christopher Columbus1451 – May 20, 1506
• Marco PoloSeptember 15, 1254 – January 8, 1324
• Ferdinand Magellancirca 1480 – April 27, 1521
• Roald AmundsenJuly 16, 1872 – June 18, 1928
• James CookOctober 27, 1728 – February 14, 1779
• Hernán Cortés1485 – December 2, 1547
• Ibn BattutaFebruary 24, 1304 – circa 1368