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Sven Hedin

Swedish geographer, explorer and writer.

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

Born 1865
Died 1952

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  • Cover of: Trans-Himalaya: discoveries and adventures in Tibet
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Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952)

Born 1865
Died 1952

Subjects

Description and travel, Travel, History, World War, 1914-1918, Campaigns, Geography, Voyages and travels, Politics and government, Scientific expeditions, Trade routes, Germany, Germany. Heer, Swedish Personal narratives, Temples, Foreign relations, Tibet autonomous region (china), description and travel, Bibliography, Buddhism, Court and courtiers, Influence, Iran, description and travel, Journeys, Maps, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei, Natural history

Places

Central Asia, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China), China, Tibet (China), Tibet Autonomous Region (China), Asia, Germany, Mongolia, Gobi Desert (Mongolia and China), Iran, Lop Nur (China), Western Front, Tibet, Eastern Front, Lop Nor (China), Rehe Sheng (China), Sweden, Chengde (China), Chengde Shi, Chengde Shi (China), Gobi, Grand Canyon (Ariz.), Iraq, Middle East, Northwest China

People

Sven Anders Hedin (1865-1952), Chung-ying Ma (1909-), Qianlong Emperor of China (1711-1799), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), Kai-shek Chiang (1887-1975), Kangxi Emperor of China (1654-1722), Albert von Le Coq (1860-1930), August Strindberg (1849-1912), Ch'ien Lung emperor of China (d. 1798), Chung-ying Ma (1911-), Chung-ying Ma (b. 1911), Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski (1878-1945), Hai ding (1865-1952), Hans Findeisen, Hedin Sven Anders, Herbert Franke (1914-2011), Nikolaĭ Mikhaĭlovich Przhevalʹskiĭ (1839-1888), Sven Anders Heden (1865-1952), Sven Anders Hedin, W. A. Unkrig (1883-1956)

Time

1933-1945, 20th century, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937-1945, Republic, 1912-1949, World War, 1914-1918

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Alternative names

  • Sven Anders Hedin
  • Sven Hedin
  • Hedin, Sven Anders
  • Sven. Hedin
  • Sven Anders 1865-1952 Hedin
  • SVEN HEDIN

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
January 19, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
January 19, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import