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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...
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    diverse population in Loulan. The ruined city of Loulan was discovered by Sven Hedin, who excavated some houses and found a wooden Kharosthi tablet and many...
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  • Sven Hedin Glacier is a glacier north of Princess Marie Bay on central Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. The glacier has the name of Sven Hedin. The Oxford...
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  • Hedin may refer to Hedin (surname) Hedin (crater) on the Moon Sven Hedin Glacier in Canada A legendary figure in Nordic mythology, see Hedin and Högni...
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    sword, and with hunger and death, and with the beasts of the earth.'" Sven Hedin on Ma Zhongying Yulbars Khan asked for Ma Zhongying's help in overthrowing...
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    century, the explorers Ferdinand von Richthofen, Nikolai Przhevalsky, Sven Hedin and Aurel Stein visited and studied the area. It is also likely that Swedish...
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    itself. This range he considers to belong to the Choltagh system, whereas Sven Hedin would assign it to the Kuruk-tagh. This last, which is pretty certainly...
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    and its successor the Vanagon (also calle Westy and Campmobile), the Sven Hedin and Florida conversions on the Volkswagen LT, and then the T4 EuroVan...
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  • Sven Fredrik Hedin (6 November 1923 – 2 January 2004) was a Swedish diplomat. Hedin joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Stockholm as an attaché...
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    of the Sino-Swedish Northwest China Scientific Inspection Team led by Sven Hedin (1865-1952). He is best known for his discovery of the Xiaohe Tomb complex...
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    Sven Gustaf Hedin (6 October 1859 – 11 July 1933) was a Swedish chemist and physiologist credited with the discovery of histidine. He was born in Alseda...
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    nominees include Pierre Loti, Verner von Heidenstam (awarded in 1916), Sven Hedin, Ángel Guimerá, Anatole France (awarded in 1921), John Morley, and Thomas...
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  • hijacked lorries at gunpoint from Sven Hedin, who was on an expedition from the Nanjing KMT government. When Hedin showed him his passports from Nanjing...
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    east. The name Transhimalaya was introduced by the Swedish geographer Sven Hedin in early 20th century. The Transhimalaya was described by the Columbia...
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    17, Supplement: Hyllningsskrift Tillagnad Sven Hedin (1935), S. 175-184. (Putuo Zongcheng Temple) Hedin, Sven and Bergman, Folke: History of the expedition...
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  • Sino-Swedish Expedition was a bilateral Chinese-Swedish expedition, led by Sven Hedin, which carried out scientific research in north and northwest China, 1927–1935...
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    has been resurfaced by lava. This crater is sometimes referred to as "Sven Hedin" in older publications. By convention these features are identified on...
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    established which treasures 5000 rare manuscripts. Stein was influenced by Sven Hedin's 1898 work Through Asia. In June 1898, he sought the help of Hoernle and...
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    of the Order of the German Eagle on 9 February 1940. Swedish explorer Sven Hedin was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the German Eagle on his 75th...
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  • Swedish diplomat Sven Dahlvig, Swedish philatelist Sven Hassel, Danish-born soldier and writer Sven Hedin, Swedish explorer and geographer Sven O. Høiby, father...
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  • of Sven Hedin's Sino-Swedish Expedition to Central Asia in 1929–1933, and the extensive ethnographic collection, which he acquired on behalf of Hedin is...
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  • Through Asia Volume 1 is a travel book by the Swedish explorer Sven Hedin, which was published in 1898 by the British publishing house Methuen Publishing...
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  • player Robert Hedin (born 1966), Swedish handball coach and retired player Roza Güclü Hedin (born 1982), Swedish politician Sven Hedin (1862–1952), Swedish...
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    weekly geographical “colloquium.” Among his most famous students was Sven Hedin, the Swedish explorer. He served as president of the German Geographical...
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    today, according to the instrument of government, ceremonial. In 1902, Sven Hedin became the last person, other than members of the royal family, to be...
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    Society for the Study of Early China. pp. 161–192. ISBN 1-55729-058-X. Hedin, Sven Anders. "History of the Expedition in Asia, 1927–1935 Reports from the...
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    Kiitarayuk Macculloch Narsarsuk Nuuksuq Oliver Parrish Penny Ice Cap Sermilik Sven Hedin Turnabout Utinatuk West Pioneer Regions Amund Ringnes Axel Heiberg Baffin...
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    help Chinese forces battle Japan, and that he would return to Gansu. Sven Hedin wrote that Ma Hushan would "certainly obey the summons" to join the Chinese...
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    (Swedish: Borggårdstalet) was a speech written by conservative explorer Sven Hedin and Swedish Army lieutenant Carl Bennedich, delivered by King Gustaf V...
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    is an ancient religious practice in Tibet. In My Life As an Explorer Sven Hedin mentioned that it also could be a form of punishment in this region, with...
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