Sven Hedin
1865 to 1952
13 documented presences
10 places
Quo Fuit places 13 dated presences for Sven Hedin across 10 places, from 1886 to 1952. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
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.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Sven Hedin was documented, and when
1886 to 1888period
Stockholmattested
“From 1886 to 1888, Hedin studied under the geologist Waldemar Brøgger in Stockholm and Uppsala the subjects of geology, mineralogy, zoology and Latin.”
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27 April 1892exact date
Berlinattested
“On 27 April 1892, Hedin traveled to Berlin to continue his studies under Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen.”
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1893 to 1897period
Tarim Basinattested
“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.”
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1893 to 1897period
Taklamakan Desertattested
“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.”
source: Wikipedia: Sven Hedin
1893 to 1897period
Tarim Riverattested
“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.”
source: Wikipedia: Sven Hedin
1931 to 1952period
Stockholmattested
“From 1931 until his death in 1952, Hedin lived in Stockholm in a modern high-rise in a preferred location, the address being Norr Mälarstrand 66.”
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1933year
Central Asiaattested
“In the entryway to the stairwell is to be found a decorative stucco relief map of Hedin's research area in Central Asia and a relief of the Lama temple, a copy of which he had brought to Chicago for the 1933 World's Fair.”
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1933year
Chicagoattested
“In the entryway to the stairwell is to be found a decorative stucco relief map of Hedin's research area in Central Asia and a relief of the Lama temple, a copy of which he had brought to Chicago for the 1933 World's Fair.”
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7 February 1935exact date
Hotanattested
“For the return trip, Hedin selected the southern Silk Road route via Hotan to Xi'an, where the expedition arrived on 7 February 1935.”
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7 February 1935exact date
Xi'anattested
“For the return trip, Hedin selected the southern Silk Road route via Hotan to Xi'an, where the expedition arrived on 7 February 1935.”
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24 February 1941exact date
Berlinattested
“After the third senate of the highest German military court (Reichskriegsgericht) in Berlin condemned to death for alleged espionage the ten Norwegians Sigurd Jakobsen, Gunnar Hellesen, Helge Børseth, Siegmund Brommeland, Peter Andree Hj…”
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1943year
Sachsenhausen concentration campattested
“On New Year's Day 1943 they released the Oslo professor of philology and university rector Didrik Arup Seip from the Sachsenhausen concentration camp at Hedin's request to obtain Hedin's agreement to accept additional honors during the 4…”
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1952year
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Places Sven Hedin is documented in
Stockholm3 presences · 1886 to 1952Berlin2 presences · 1892 to 1941Central Asia1 presence · 1933Chicago1 presence · 1933
Hotan1 presence · 1935
Sachsenhausen concentration camp1 presence · 1943
Taklamakan Desert1 presence · 1893
Tarim Basin1 presence · 1893
Tarim River1 presence · 1893
Xi'an1 presence · 1935
Other places tied to Sven Hedin in the record
In each of these, a source puts Sven Hedin and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Sven Hedin was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
24 April 1880exact date
Stockholms strömmentioned
“He describes this experience in his book My Life as an Explorer as follows: On 24 April 1880, the steamer Vega sailed into Stockholms ström.”
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May 1885month
Stockholmmentioned
“In May 1885, Hedin graduated from Beskowska secondary school in Stockholm.”
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15 August 1885exact date
Bakumentioned
“On 15 August 1885, he traveled to Baku with Erhard Sandgren and instructed him there for seven months, and he himself began to learn the Latin, French, German, Persian, Russian, English and Tatar languages.”
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6 April 1886exact date
Tehranmentioned
“On 6 April 1886, Hedin left Baku for Iran (then called Persia), traveling by paddle steamer over the Caspian Sea, riding through the Alborz Range to Tehran, Esfahan, Shiraz and the harbor city of Bushehr.”
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6 April 1886exact date
Bakumentioned
“On 6 April 1886, Hedin left Baku for Iran (then called Persia), traveling by paddle steamer over the Caspian Sea, riding through the Alborz Range to Tehran, Esfahan, Shiraz and the harbor city of Bushehr.”
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6 April 1886exact date
Alborzmentioned
“On 6 April 1886, Hedin left Baku for Iran (then called Persia), traveling by paddle steamer over the Caspian Sea, riding through the Alborz Range to Tehran, Esfahan, Shiraz and the harbor city of Bushehr.”
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18 September 1886exact date
Swedenmentioned
“Hedin then returned to Sweden, arriving on 18 September 1886.”
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1887year
Persiamentioned
“In 1887, Hedin published a book about these travels entitled Through Persia, Mesopotamia and the Caucasus.”
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October 1889month
Berlinmentioned
“From October 1889 to March 1890 he studied in Berlin under Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen.”
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12 May 1890exact date
Iranmentioned
“On 12 May 1890, he accompanied as interpreter and vice-consul a Swedish legation to Iran which was to present the Shah of Iran with the insignia of the Order of the Seraphim.”
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29 March 1891exact date
16 October 1893exact date
Stockholmmentioned
“He started out on this expedition on 16 October 1893, from Stockholm, traveling via Saint Petersburg and Tashkent to the Pamir Mountains.”
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16 October 1893exact date
Pamir Mountainsmentioned
“He started out on this expedition on 16 October 1893, from Stockholm, traveling via Saint Petersburg and Tashkent to the Pamir Mountains.”
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16 October 1893exact date
Saint Petersburgmentioned
“He started out on this expedition on 16 October 1893, from Stockholm, traveling via Saint Petersburg and Tashkent to the Pamir Mountains.”
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April 1895month
April 1895month
April 1895month
January 1896month
January 1896month
2 March 1897exact date
1899 to 1902period
1899 to 1902period
1899 to 1902period
1899 to 1902period
Documented at the same place, the same year
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