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Sven Hedin

Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator1865 to 1952

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Teachers and mentors1

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a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
Ferdinand von Richthofen

Education and career4

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from 1888
Uppsala University
studied
undated
Stockholm University
studied
undated
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
studied
undated
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
studied

At a glance

known as: geopolitical analyst, geographer, illustrator, political scientist, scientific explorer, politician, geologist, naturalist, photographer, botanist, botanical collector, topographer, actor, travel writer
fields: geography
awards: Knight of the Order of Vasa, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Polar Star, 1909, Vega Medal, 1898, Founder’s Medal, 1898, Victoria Medal, 1903, Alexander von Humboldt Medal, 1909, Carl-Ritter-Medal, 1918, Cothenius Medal, 1925, Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations, 1904, Cullum Geographical Medal, 1904, Grand Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph, honorary doctor of the University of Munich, 1943, Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford, 1909, honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge, 1909, Order of the Dannebrog, Livingstone Medal, 1902, Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, 1941
member of: Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, German Academy of Sciences at Berlin, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Swedish Academy, Royal Physiographic Society in Lund, Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg, Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences, Shevchenko Scientific Society, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
Wikipedia: in 58 languages

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identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaSven Hedin
stated by WikidataWikidataQ154759
stated by WikidataVIAF97445666
stated by WikidataGND118547607
stated by WikidataIdRef028505034
stated by WikidataISNI0000000083460643

papers

stated by WikidataScopus56930631400

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@misc{academicancestry_Q154759,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Sven Hedin: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q154759},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Sven Hedin: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q154759