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Translated by M. R. Barnard. Nansen's Birthplace and Childhood Home.-Burgomaster Nansen, his Ancestor.-His Boyhood and Education.-Early Love of Sport and Independent Research. In West Aker, a short distance from Christiania, there is an old manor-house called Store Froen. It is surrounded by a large courtyard, in the middle of which is a dovecot. The house itself, as well as the out-houses, is built in the old-fashioned style.