Johan Gunnar Andersson
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Johan Gunnar Andersson circa 1906.
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| Born | July 3, 1874 |
| Died | October 29, 1960 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Fields | archaeology |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Known for |
Chinese archaeology Solifluction |
| Notable awards | Vega Medal (1904) |
Johan Gunnar Andersson (3 July 1874 – 29 October 1960),Swedish archaeologist, paleontologist and geologist, closely associated with the beginnings of Chinese archaeology in the 1920s. His Chinese name was An Tesheng (安特生).
After studies at Uppsala University, and research in the polar regions, Andersson served as Director of Sweden's National Geological Survey.
He participated in the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901 to 1903 (on the ship Antarctic).
Hes work on the Falkland Islands and the Bjørnøya, where he first coined the term solifluction, influenced Walery Łoziński create the concept of periglaciation in 1909.
In 1914 he was invited to China as mining adviser to the Chinese government. His affiliation was with China's National Geological Survey (Dizhi diaochasuo) which was organized and led by the Chinese scholar Ding Wenjiang (V.K. Ting) and his colleague Wong Wen-hao (=Weng Wenhao, in pinyin transliteration). During this time, Andersson helped train China’s first generation of geologists, and also made numerous discoveries of iron ore and other mining resources, as well as discoveries in geology and paleontology.
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