Curt Fredén (born 1937) is a Swedish Quaternary geologist. Most of his work has centered on the

Holocene The Holocene ( ) is the current geological epoch. It began approximately 11,650 cal years Before Present (), after the Last Glacial Period, which concluded with the Holocene glacial retreat. The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene togethe ...

geology of the Baltic Sea The geology of the Baltic Sea is characterized by having areas located both at the Baltic Shield of the East European Craton and in the Danish-North German-Polish Caledonides. Historical geologists make a distinction between the current Baltic S ...

. He was a member of the landslide commission ( sv, Skredkommissionen) that existed from 1988 to 1996. In 2002 he was awarded the prize Geologist of the Year ( sv, Årets geolog) by

Naturvetarna Naturvetarna is a federation of Swedish trade unions representing professionals working in natural science or related areas. The federation was established in 2009 by the merged of Naturvetareförbundet and Agrifack. The federation has sections re ...

. He has been editor for ''Berg och jord'', the geology volume of the Swedish National Atlas and worked on various geological maps of Quaternary deposits. Fredén was one of geologists who helped make the

High Coast The High Coast ( sv, Höga Kusten) is a part of the coast of Sweden on the Gulf of Bothnia, in the Ångermanland province of northeast Sweden, centered in the area of the municipalities of Kramfors, Härnösand, Sollefteå and Örnsköldsvik. It i ...

World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...

. Fredén has notably contributed to advance the understanding of the "enigmatic"

Ancylus Lake Ancylus Lake is a name given by geologists to a large freshwater lake that existed in northern Europe approximately from 9500 to 8000 years B.C being in effect one of various predecessors to the modern Baltic Sea. Origin, evolution and demise The ...

and to discard the controversial Sveafallen at

Degerfors Degerfors () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Degerfors Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden, with 7,160 inhabitants in 2010. Degerfors is the sixth-largest city in Örebro County. It is located at the southern shore of lake Mö ...

as the lake's outlet.

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1937 births Living people Quaternary geologists 20th-century Swedish geologists Uppsala University alumni University of Gothenburg alumni Geological Survey of Sweden personnel {{geologist-stub