Torsten Hägerstrand
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1916 – 2004
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Who was Torsten Hägerstrand?
Torsten Hägerstrand was a Swedish geographer. He is known for his work on migration, cultural diffusion and time geography.
A native and resident of Sweden, Hägerstrand was a professor of geography at Lund University, where he received his doctorate in 1953. His doctoral research was on cultural diffusion. His research has helped to make Sweden, and particularly Lund, a major center of innovative work in cultural geography. He also influenced the practice of spatial planning in Sweden through his students.
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- Born
- Oct 11, 1916
Moheda - Also known as
- Torsten Hagerstrand
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Education
- Ohio State University
- Lund University
- Lived in
- Sweden
- Died
- May 4, 2004
Lund
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on July 23, 2013
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