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torsten hägerstrand  

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  • Torsten Hägerstrand was a Swedish geographer who made enormous contributions to human geography. The work that initially established his international reputation and his place as one of the most renowned human geographers of the 20th century concerned the study of population movements over time, the diffusion of innovations, and the behavior of individuals in space and time. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Hägerstrand, Torsten (1916–2004)]

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