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.

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instanceOf explorer
geographer
human
topographer
awardReceived Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
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
University of Halle-Wittenberg NERFINISHED
Uppsala University
familyName Hedin
fieldOfWork cartography
geography
topography
givenName Sven
hasAcademicDegree doctorate in geography
knownFor expeditions in Tibet
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
Through Asia
Transhimalaya
surface form: Trans-Himalaya
occupation cartographer
explorer
geographer
topographer
writer
participantIn expeditions to Central Asia
expeditions to Tibet
expeditions to Xinjiang
placeOfBirth Stockholm
Sweden
placeOfDeath Stockholm
Sweden
positionHeld member of the Swedish Academy
religion Lutheranism
residence Stockholm
sexOrGender male

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