Karl-Erik Bergsten (1909–1990) was a

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geographer. When professor Fredrik Enquist retired in 1952 Bergsten assumed his chair as geography professor in

Göteborg University The University of Gothenburg ( sv, Göteborgs universitet) is a university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg. Founded in 1891, the university is the third-oldest of the current Swedish universities and with 37,000 students and 6000 s ...

. Bergsten held that position until 1958 when he moved to the University of Lund being succeeded by

Sten Rudberg Sten Rudberg (13 September 1917 – 22 October 1996) was a Swedish geologist and geomorphologist. He was the son of Gunnar Rudberg. Sten Rudberg was appointed chair professor of the Göteborg University in 1958 after incumbent professor Karl-Eri ...

in Göteborg.Händelser i avdelningen för kulturgeografis historia
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