Sven Hedin
Swedish geographer and topographer
Sven Anders Hedin, KNO1kl RVO, 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... Wikipedia
Born: February 19, 1865, Stockholm, Sweden
Died: November 26, 1952 (age 87 years), Stockholm, Sweden
Grandparents: Clara Westman and Sven Anders Hedin
Great-grandparents: Abraham Lorenzon Westman, Sven Anders Hedin, and Elisabeth Westman
Awards: Founder's Gold Medal, Livingstone Medal, and Victoria Medal
Place of burial: Adolf Fredriks Församling, Stockholm, Sweden
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