Hägerstrand, Torsten

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Name (Hebrew)
הגרסטרנד, טורסטן
Name (Latin)
Hägerstrand, Torsten
Other forms of name
Hägerstrand, T. (Torsten)
Date of birth
1916-10-11
Date of death
2004-05-04
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 141662
Wikidata: Q335879
Library of congress: n 83182190
HAI10: 000125826
Sources of Information
  • His The propagation of innovation waves, 1952.
  • The Identification of progress in learning, 1985:CIP t.p. (T. Hägerstrand)
  • Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 1916)
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Wikipedia description:

Torsten Hägerstrand (October 11, 1916, in Moheda – May 3, 2004, in Lund) 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 (later professor emeritus) 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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