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Sven Anders Hedin (Estocolmo, 19 de febrero de 1865 - 26 de noviembre de 1952) fue un explorador, geógrafo, briólogo y botánico sueco, célebre por sus expediciones en Asia Central. Vida [ editar ]
Sven Anders Hedin, KNO1kl RVO, (19 February 1865 – 26 November 1952) was a Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator of his own works. During four expeditions to Central Asia, he made the Transhimalaya known in the West and located sources of the Brahmaputra , Indus and Sutlej Rivers.
25 de dic. de 2021 · Sven Hedin murió en 1952, cuando tenía 87 años. Dedicó el final de su vida a justificar su posicionamiento político. No tuvo éxito, no convenció a nadie.
18 de dic. de 2014 · Sven Hedin, in the interval between his second (1899-1902) and third (1905-1908) expeditions, truly got the taste and interest for politics, not only participating in the debate surrounding the failing union between Sweden and Norway, but also in the Times strongly criticising the British for the Younghusband invasion of Tibet 1904.
Sven Anders Hedin (born February 19, 1865, Stockholm, Sweden—died November 26, 1952, Stockholm) was a Swedish explorer who led a series of expeditions through Central Asia that resulted in important archaeological and geographical findings.
First expedition. [singlepic id=57 w=320 h=240 float=left]Between 1893 and 1897, Hedin investigated the Pamir Mountains, travelling through the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang region, across the Taklamakan Desert, Lake Kara-Koshun and Lake Bosten, proceeding to study northern Tibet.
11 de feb. de 2015 · Sven Hedin might be best known for his four major scientific missions to Asia, charting large tracts of previously unmapped areas of Persia/Iran and Central Asia.
