author
Sven Anders Hedin
1865–1952
Drawn to exploration after seeing Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld return triumphantly to Stockholm, this Swedish adventurer went on to map vast parts of Central Asia and bring the Transhimalaya to wider attention. His travel books and illustrations helped turn demanding expeditions into stories that fascinated readers across Europe.
9 Audiobooks
From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
by Sven Anders Hedin
Im Herzen von Asien. Zweiter Band.
by Sven Anders Hedin
Bagdad, Babylon, Ninive
by Sven Anders Hedin
Van pool tot pool : Mijn 75000 kilometer lange reis verteld aan alle jongens en meisjes
by Sven Anders Hedin
Navalta navalle II
by Sven Anders Hedin
Navalta navalle I
by Sven Anders Hedin
Im Herzen von Asien. Erster Band.
by Sven Anders Hedin
Van pool tot pool : Tweede reis : van de Noordpool naar den Aequator
by Sven Anders Hedin
Gran Cañon : Mein Besuch im amerikanischen Wunderland
by Sven Anders Hedin
About the author
Born in Stockholm on February 19, 1865, Sven Hedin became one of Sweden’s best-known explorers, geographers, and travel writers. He studied in Stockholm, Uppsala, Berlin, and Halle, and devoted much of his life to expeditions across Central Asia, Tibet, and neighboring regions.
His journeys produced important geographic and archaeological results. He is especially remembered for helping make the Transhimalaya better known in the West and for tracing the sources of major rivers including the Brahmaputra, Indus, and Sutlej. Alongside his fieldwork, he wrote extensively and illustrated his own books, which brought the drama of exploration to a broad audience.
Hedin died in Stockholm on November 26, 1952. His legacy is both adventurous and complicated: he remains celebrated for his exploration and writing, while historians also note the political controversies attached to his later life.