On 11 August 1889 Nansen announced his engagement to Eva Sars, the daughter of Michael Sars, a zoology professor who had died when Eva was 11 years old.
La 11 august 1889, Nansen și-a anunțat logodna cu Eva Sars⁠(en), fiica lui Michael Sars⁠(en), un profesor de zoologie care murise când Eva avea 11 ani.