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Also known as Sven Anders Hedin, Hedin, S. A. Hedin, Svan A. Hedin, Sven Anders von Hedin

Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952)

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Sven Anders Hedin (1865–1952) was a Swedish explorer, geographer, illustrator, and political scientist. Born and deceased in Stockholm, he worked primarily in the field of geography. Hedin was educated at Uppsala University, Stockholm University, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He spoke Swedish and Tibetan.

His notable works include *Im verbotenen Land*, *Sveriges öde*, *Wildes heiliges Tibet*, *亞洲腹地旅行記*, and *Trans-Himalaya*. Hedin was a member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin, the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He received the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the Vega Medal, the Victoria Medal, and the Cothenius Medal. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1865
Died
1952
Works
173

Top works

  • Im verbotenen Land
  • Sveriges öde
  • Wildes heiliges Tibet
  • 亞洲腹地旅行記
  • Trans-Himalaya

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3
Total plays
8

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Skeppsbron. Sven Hedin och systern Anna Hedin vid hans återkomst från Kinaexpeditionen - Stockholmskällan

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Works in European collections

7 objects attributed to Sven Hedin, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Dr. Sven Hedin at home in 1902 Sven Hedin signature on postcard to Johann Maria Farina 1935 Sven Anders Hedin, KNO1kl RVO, (19 February 1865 – 26 November 1952) was a Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator of his own works. During four expeditions to Central Asia, he made the Transhimalaya known in the West and located sources of the Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej Rivers. He also mapped lake Lop Nur, and the remains of cities, grave sites and the Great Wall of China in the deserts of the Tarim Basin. In his book Från pol till pol (From Pole to Pole), Hedin describes a journey through Asia and Europe between the late 1880s and the early 1900s. While traveling, Hedin visited Turkey, the Caucasus, Tehran, Iraq, lands of the Kyrgyz people and the Russian Far East, India, China and Japan. The posthumous publication of his Central Asia Atlas marked the conclusion of his life's work.

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