Torsten Hägerstrand, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Torsten Hägerstrand

Swedish geographer, inventor of time geography

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1916

Place of Birth: Alvesta Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden

Date of Death: 04-May-2004

Profession: economist, geographer, university teacher

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Torsten Hägerstrand (October 11, 1916, Moheda – May 3, 2004, 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.