Torsten Hägerstrand

Swedish geographer, inventor of time geography (1916-2004) · Sweden · Academics · Died at 87

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Torsten Stig Erik Hägerstrand was a Swedish geographer. He is known for his work on migration, cultural diffusion and time geography.

A life in dates

2004Died3 May 20041992Vautrin Lud PrizeAward1986August Loesch Ring of HonorAward1979Victoria MedalAward1974Vitus Bering MedalAward1973Anders Retzius MedalAward1966Charles P. Daly MedalAward1916Born11 October 1916

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Awards

Vautrin Lud Prize1992

August Loesch Ring of Honor1986

Victoria Medal1979

Vitus Bering Medal1974

Anders Retzius Medal1973

Charles P. Daly Medal1966

Royal Order of the Polar Star

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

About this person

Country

Sweden

In common with Torsten

Tim IngoldBoth received Anders Retzius Medal

Yves LacosteBoth received Vautrin Lud Prize

Jack GoodyBoth received Anders Retzius Medal

Edward SojaBoth received Vautrin Lud Prize

Herbert GierschBoth received August Loesch Ring of Honor Sigurður ÞórarinssonBoth received Vitus Bering Medal

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