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Sven Hedin

1865 - 1952

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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. He also mapped lake Lop Nur, and the remains of cities, grave sites and the Great Wall of China in the deserts of the Tarim Basin. In his book Från pol till pol (From Pole to Pole), Hedin describes a journey through Asia and Europe between the late 1880s and the early 1900s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sven Hedin is the 53rd most popular explorer (down from 44th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 76th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Explorer.

Sven Hedin is most famous for being the first person to be convicted of murder in Canada. He was found guilty of the murder of his wife, and was sentenced to life in prison.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Sven Hedin ranks 53 out of 498. Before him are Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Martin Behaim, William Clark, Samuel de Champlain, Diego de Almagro, and Giovanni Battista Belzoni. After him are Henry Morton Stanley, William Baffin, Zhang Qian, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Henry Hudson, and Himilco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Sven Hedin ranks 15. Before him are Arthur Harden, Warren G. Harding, W. B. Yeats, Carl Nielsen, Alexander Glazunov, and Suzanne Valadon. After him are Wilfrid Voynich, Paul Dukas, Philipp Scheidemann, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, and Jacques Hadamard. Among people deceased in 1952, Sven Hedin ranks 12. Before him are Alexandra Kollontai, Chaim Weizmann, Wilm Hosenfeld, Paul Éluard, Karen Horney, and Benedetto Croce. After him are Elena of Montenegro, Walter Schellenberg, Khorloogiin Choibalsan, Paramahansa Yogananda, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, and Ferenc Molnár.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sven Hedin ranks 86 out of 1,879. Before him are Zlatan Ibrahimović (1981), Keke Rosberg (1948), Alva Myrdal (1902), Stellan Skarsgård (1951), Hugo Theorell (1903), and Gustav, Prince of Vasa (1799). After him are Avicii (1989), Eric the Victorious (945), Anders Zorn (1860), Marie Fredriksson (1958), Axel Oxenstierna (1583), and Sigfrid Edström (1870).

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Among EXPLORERS In Sweden

Among explorers born in Sweden, Sven Hedin ranks 1. After him are Salomon August Andrée (1854), Pehr Osbeck (1723), Charles John Andersson (1827), and Oscar Dickson (1823).

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