Curt Fredén (born 1937) is a Swedish Quaternary geologist. Most of his work has centered on the Holocene geology of the Baltic Sea. He was a member of the landslide commission (Swedish: Skredkommissionen) that existed from 1988 to 1996.[1] In 2002 he was awarded the prize Geologist of the Year (Swedish: Årets geolog) by Naturvetarna.[2] He has been editor for Berg och jord, the geology volume of the Swedish National Atlas[3] and worked on various geological maps of Quaternary deposits.[2] Fredén was one of geologists who helped make the High Coast a World Heritage Site.[2]
Curt Fredén | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1937 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Citizenship | Sweden |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University University of Gothenburg (Ph.D.) |
| Awards | Geologist of the Year (2002) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Quaternary geology Sedimentology |
| Institutions | Geological Survey of Sweden |
Fredén has notably contributed to advance the understanding of the "enigmatic" Ancylus Lake and to discard the controversial Sveafallen at Degerfors as the lake's outlet.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Skredkommissionens rapporter". Swedgeo.se. April 7, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ^ a b c Rudmark, Lars. "Curt Fredén utsedd till årets geolog 2002" (PDF). Naturvetaren (in Swedish). Vol. 13, no. 2. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ^ "LIBRIS - Sveriges nationalatlas". libris.kb.se (in Swedish). Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ Björck, Svante (1995). "A review of the history of the Baltic Sea, 13.0-8.0 ka BP". Quaternary International. 17: 19–40. Bibcode:1995QuInt..27...19B. doi:10.1016/1040-6182(94)00057-C.
- ^ "Sveafallen". Länsstyrelsen Örebro Län (in Swedish). Retrieved January 3, 2018.
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