Johan Gunnar Andersson

Johan Gunnar Andersson
Johan Gunnar Andersson circa 1906.
Born3 July 1874
Died29 October 1960 (1960-10-30) (aged 86)
NationalitySwedish
Alma materUppsala University
Known forChinese archaeology
Solifluction
AwardsVega Medal (1904)
Scientific career
FieldsArchaeology
Geomorphology
Paleantology
Chinese name
Chinese安特生
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀn Tèshēng
Professor Johan Gunnar Andersson on 31 August 1927

Johan Gunnar Andersson (3 July 1874 – 29 October 1960)[1] was a Swedish archaeologist, geomorphologist, and paleontologist who was closely associated with the beginnings of Chinese archaeology in the 1920s.

  1. ^ "Andersson, Johan Gunnar" in The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 385.