Valter Schytt

Valter Schytt
Born (1919-10-17)17 October 1919
Solna
Died 30 March 1985(1985-03-30) (aged 65)
Sollentuna
Residence Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Citizenship Sweden
Alma mater Stockholm University
Awards Patron's Medal (1981)
Vega Medal (1981)
Scientific career
Fields Glaciology
Institutions Stockholm University
Northwestern University
Naturvetenskapliga forskningsrådet

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.[1]

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.[1] Also in 1981, Valter was awarded the Patron's Medal from the Royal Geographical Society.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Blake Jr, Weston. "Valter Schytt (1919- 1985)" (PDF). Arctic Institute of North America. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Recipients 1970 - 2016" (PDF). Royal Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 October 2016.


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