Residence Sweden Role Glaciologist Awards Patron's Gold Medal Name Valter Schytt Fields Glaciology | Nationality Swedish Citizenship Sweden Died March 30, 1985 | |
Born 17 October 1919Solna ( 1919-10-17 ) Institutions Stockholm UniversityNorthwestern UniversityNaturvetenskapliga forskningsradet Notable awards Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography (1981) | ||
Stig Valter Schytt (17 October 1919 – 30 March 1985) was a Swedish glaciologist. In 1974 he was elected into the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Awards
For his outstanding work on the Ymer-80 Expedition Valter Schytt was awarded the Vega Medal, the highest award of the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography, in 1981. Also in 1981, Valter was awarded the Patron's Medal from the Royal Geographical Society.
References
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