About Tord Palander
Lived 1902 – 1972 (aged 69–70). Tord Palander was a Swedish economist.
Tord Folkeson Palander (6 October 1902 – 1972) was a Swedish economist. His Ph.D. thesis, Beiträge zur Standortstheorie (Contributions to Location Theory), completed in 1935 at the Stockholm University College, laid foundations to regional science.
Palander first studied chemical engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology, and graduated in 1926. He then started to study economics at the Stockholm University College. In 1941, Palander became a professor at the Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law, and in 1948 at the University of Uppsala.
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Who was Tord Palander?
Swedish economist (1902–1972)
When was Tord Palander born?
Tord Palander was born on 6 October 1902 in Stockholm.
When did Tord Palander die?
Tord Palander died in 1972 in Uppsala.
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Tord Palander was an economist.
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Tord Palander was Swedish.
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