Sven Hedin
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Sven Hedin was a Swedish geographer, topographer, and explorer renowned for his expeditions in Central Asia and his detailed mapping of previously uncharted regions.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
explorer
ⓘ
geographer ⓘ human ⓘ topographer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
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surface form:
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
Royal Geographical Society Founder’s Gold Medal ⓘ Vega Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1865-02-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1952-11-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
NERFINISHED
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University of Halle-Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Uppsala University ⓘ |
| familyName | Hedin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
ⓘ
geography ⓘ topography ⓘ |
| givenName | Sven ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | doctorate in geography ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expeditions in Tibet
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expeditions in the Pamir Mountains ⓘ expeditions in the Taklamakan Desert ⓘ exploration of Central Asia ⓘ mapping of previously uncharted regions in Asia ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
ⓘ
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| movement | German nationalism ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
My Life as an Explorer
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Through Asia ⓘ Transhimalaya ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Himalaya
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| occupation |
cartographer
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explorer ⓘ geographer ⓘ topographer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
expeditions to Central Asia
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expeditions to Tibet ⓘ expeditions to Xinjiang ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Stockholm
ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Stockholm
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Sweden ⓘ |
| positionHeld | member of the Swedish Academy ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence | Stockholm ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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