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{{Short description|Swedish geologist}}
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'''Gösta Lundqvist''' (March 24, 1894 – June 30, 1967) was a Swedish geologist. He has two sons who became geologists: [[Jan Lundqvist]] and [[Thomas Lundqvist (geologist)|Thomas Lundqvist]].
'''Gösta Lundqvist''' (March 24, 1894 – June 30, 1967) was a Swedish geologist. Lundqvist's research was mainly focused on the [[Quaternary]] soils, but he was also a pioneer in [[limnology]]. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://sok.riksarkivet.se/Sbl/Mobil/Artikel/9889
|title= A Gösta Lundqvist|website= Svenskt biografiskt lexikon|access-date=September 1, 2020}}</ref>

==Biography==
Adolf Gösta Lundqvist was born in Hedvig Eleonora parish in [[Stockholm]], Sweden. Lundqvist received his geological training under Quaternary geologist, [[Gerard De Geer]] and state geologist [[Lennart von Post]] (1884–1951). Lundqvist studied at [[Stockholm University]], where he received a bachelor of philosophy in 1917, licentiate in philosophy in 1919 and doctor of philosophy in 1925. He was active in the [[Swedish Geological Survey]] as the first state geologist 1920–1961 and was named professor in 1957. He was elected a member of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]] in 1951. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=17350 |title= Gerard De Geer|website= Svenskt biografiskt lexikon|access-date=September 1, 2020}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=7398|title= E J Lennart Post|website= Svenskt biografiskt lexikon|access-date=September 1, 2020}} </ref>

==Personal life==
From 1924 he was married to Disa Rydeman (1897–1989).
He was the father of two sons who became geologists: [[Jan Lundqvist]] and [[Thomas Lundqvist (geologist)|Thomas Lundqvist]].
<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.su.se/profiles/jalun-1.182964 |title= Jan Lundqvist, Professor emeritus|website= Stockholms universitet|access-date=September 1, 2020}} </ref>

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.sgu.se/en/ Geological Survey of Sweden website]
* [http://people.su.se/~jalun/index.htm Stockholms universitet – Jan Lundqvist]

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For the sailor, see Gösta Lundquist.
Gösta Lundqvist
Born(1894-03-24)24 March 1894
Stockholm, Sweden
Died30 June 1967(1967-06-30) (aged 73)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Alma materStockholm University
Scientific career
FieldsGeology, Limnology
InstitutionsGeological Survey of Sweden
Doctoral advisorGerard De Geer

Gösta Lundqvist (March 24, 1894 – June 30, 1967) was a Swedish geologist. Lundqvist's research was mainly focused on the Quaternary soils, but he was also a pioneer in limnology. [1]

Biography

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Adolf Gösta Lundqvist was born in Hedvig Eleonora parish in Stockholm, Sweden. Lundqvist received his geological training under Quaternary geologist, Gerard De Geer and state geologist Lennart von Post (1884–1951). Lundqvist studied at Stockholm University, where he received a bachelor of philosophy in 1917, licentiate in philosophy in 1919 and doctor of philosophy in 1925. He was active in the Swedish Geological Survey as the first state geologist 1920–1961 and was named professor in 1957. He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1951. [2][3]

Personal life

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From 1924 he was married to Disa Rydeman (1897–1989). He was the father of two sons who became geologists: Jan Lundqvist and Thomas Lundqvist. [4]

References

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  1. ^ "A Gösta Lundqvist". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Gerard De Geer". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "E J Lennart Post". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Jan Lundqvist, Professor emeritus". Stockholms universitet. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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