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Torsten Hägerstrand

Swedish geographer, inventor of time geography (1916–2004)
Person human Q335879

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
October 11, 1916
Date of death
May 3, 2004
Place of birth
Alvesta Municipality
Place of death
Lund
Country of citizenship
Sweden[9]
Occupation
geographer, university teacher, economist
Employer
Lund University[11]
Field of work
geography[10]
Educated at
Lund University[12]
Award received
Vautrin Lud Prize, Royal Order of the Polar Star, Anders Retzius Medal, Victoria Medal, August Loesch Ring of Honor, Charles P. Daly Medal, Vitus Bering Medal, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Wikidata item[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Swedish[44]
Described by source
Vem är det 1963, Vem är det 1967, Vem är det 1969, Vem är det 1977, Vem är det 1981, Vem är det 1985, Vem är det 1993, Vem är det 1995, Vem är det 1997, Vem är det 2001, Torsten Hägerstrand Laudatio, Torsten hägerstrand 1916–2004[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]
Family name
Hägerstrand[30]
Given name
Torsten[31]
Member of
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, British Academy, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, Academia Europaea[22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Name in native language
Torsten Hägerstrand[45]
P14541
UAhV7
Place of burial
Northern cemetery in Lund[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Stig Torsten Erik Hägerstrand en Torsten Hägerstrand ar تورستن هيغرستراند cs Torsten Hagerstrand de Stig Torsten Erik Hägerstrand es Torsten Hagerstrand fa تورستن هاگرستراند fr Torsten Hagerstrand he טורסטן הגרסטרנד ja トルステン・ヘーゲルシュトランド ja トルステン・ヘーゲルストランド ko 스티그 토르스텐 에리크 헤게르스트란드 ko 토르스텐 헤게르스트란드 nl Torsten Hagerstrand ru Торстен Хагерстранд ru Хагерстранд ru Хагерстранд Торстен ru Хагерстранд, Торстен ru Хегерстранд, Терстен ru Хегерстранд, Торстен
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000117357020
VIAF cluster ID
141662
Library of Congress authority ID
n83182190
GND ID
104382863X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Torsten Hägerstrand-FIG 1992.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:32120
BIBSYS ID
90189584, 90260779
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
129394497
CiNii Research ID
1981430859697184688
DDB person (GND) ID
104382863X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
104382863X
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
638387
Show all 43 identifiers +31
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Torsten-Hagerstrand
FAST ID
118533
Freebase ID
/m/0638vf
Geni.com profile ID
5697265345310133911
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
torsten-hagerstrand
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0247623
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Torsten_Hägerstrand
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4663618
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
khegerstrand-torsten-1c868e
IdRef ID
052470393
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
104382863X
Lex ID
Torsten_Hägerstrand
Libris-URI
b8nqrppv5j16d1w
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01373251
NE.se ID
torsten-hägerstrand
NLA Trove people ID
846894
NLP ID
a0000001245518
NUKAT ID
n2006005663
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007427054005171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810686479005606
National Library of Portugal ID
268556
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1721367
National Virtual Library of India ID
409024
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068776098
Royal Swedish Academy of Letters member ID
711
SELIBR ID
212276
SHARE Catalogue author ID
345111
Scopus author ID
6508315336
Treccani ID
torsten-hagerstrand
Wellcome Collection concept ID
jvdm5wue
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvRYhGpr4GXkD3yH7C84q

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🔗 Connections
Award received 8
Royal Order of the Polar Star, Vautrin Lud Prize, Victoria Medal, Charles P. Daly Medal, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Anders Retzius Medal, August Loesch Ring of Honor, Vitus Bering Medal
Member of 7
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, British Academy, Academia Europaea, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Occupation 3
economist, geographer, university teacher
Country of citizenship 1
Sweden
Educated at 1
Lund University
Employer 1
Lund University
Field of work 1
geography
Given name 1
Torsten
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Swedish
Place of birth 1
Alvesta Municipality
Place of death 1
Lund
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Torsten Hägerstrand was born on October 11, 1916[1], in Alvesta Municipality[2]. He died on May 3, 2004[3], in Lund[4]. He worked as a geographer[5], university teacher[6], and economist[7].

FAQs

Where was Torsten Hägerstrand born?

Torsten Hägerstrand's place of birth was Alvesta Municipality[2].

Where did Torsten Hägerstrand die?

Torsten Hägerstrand passed away in Lund[4].

What did Torsten Hägerstrand do for work?

Torsten Hägerstrand worked as a geographer[5], university teacher[6], and economist[7].

Where did Torsten Hägerstrand go to school?

Torsten Hägerstrand was educated at Lund University[12].

What awards did Torsten Hägerstrand receive?

Honors received include Vautrin Lud Prize[13], Royal Order of the Polar Star[14], Anders Retzius Medal[15], and Victoria Medal[16].

Related Entities

geography Lund Sweden

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