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Torsten Hägerstrand
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Memorial Page for Torsten Hägerstrand

Oct 11, 1916 – May 3, 2004(87 years)Died in:Lund, Skåne County

Swedish geographer, inventor of time geography

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Burial Place

Northern cemetery in Lund

Occupation(3)

geographeruniversity teachereconomist

Awards(8)

Vautrin Lud PrizeRoyal Order of the Polar StarAnders Retzius MedalVictoria MedalAugust Loesch Ring of HonorCharles P. Daly MedalVitus Bering MedalFellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Education(1)

Lund University

Torsten Hägerstrand (* October 11, 1916 in Alvesta Municipality; † May 3, 2004 in Lund) was a swedish geographer, inventor of time geography. He was 87 years old. He studied at Lund University. He received 8 awards, including Vautrin Lud Prize, Royal Order of the Polar Star. He was buried at Northern cemetery in Lund.

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Born in Alvesta Municipality, Kronoberg County

1916

Charles P. Daly Medal

1966

Anders Retzius Medal

1973

Vitus Bering Medal

1974

Victoria Medal

1979

August Loesch Ring of Honor

1986

Vautrin Lud Prize

1992

Died in Lund, SkĂĄne County

2004

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Torsten Hägerstrand. Forever remembered.