Johan Gunnar Andersson

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Johan Gunnar Andersson was a Swedish geologist and archaeologist known for his pioneering work in Chinese prehistory and contributions to early 20th-century polar and geological research.

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instanceOf archaeologist
explorer
geologist
human
countryOfCitizenship Sweden
dateOfBirth 1874-07-03
dateOfDeath 1960-10-29
educatedAt Uppsala University
employer Geological Survey of China
Geological Survey of Sweden
Peking University
familyName Andersson
fieldOfWork Chinese prehistory
archaeology
geology
paleontology
polar research
givenName Johan
influenced development of modern Chinese archaeology
knownFor discovery and study of the Yangshao culture
early 20th-century polar and geological research
pioneering research on Chinese prehistory
languageOfWorkOrName English
Swedish
memberOf Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
name Johan Gunnar Andersson
nationality Swedish
nativeLanguage Swedish
notableWork Children of the Yellow Earth
Den gula jordens barn
Early Chinese Civilization
occupation archaeologist
geologist
paleontologist
participatedIn Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901–1903
placeOfBirth Knista
Sweden
Örebro County
placeOfDeath Stockholm
Sweden
researchFocus Neolithic cultures of China
Quaternary geology
loess formations in China
sexOrGender male
workLocation Beijing
China
Sweden

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Swedish Antarctic Expedition notableMember Johan Gunnar Andersson
Johan Gunnar Andersson name Johan Gunnar Andersson