Örjan Lüning
Örjan Lüning (30 May 1919 − 24 September 1995) was a Swedish philatelist who was a specialist in aerophilately. In 1979 he was awarded the Crawford Medal for his work Luftpostens historia i Norden - The history of airmail in Scandinavia. His Large Gold Medal winning collection of pioneer flights and airmail of Scandinavia together with his Gold Medal collection of Denmark were sold by Corinphila in 2001.
Örjan Lüning
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- Name
- Örjan Lüning
- Born
- 30 May 1919
- Died
- 24 September 1999
- Occupation
- Philatelist
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Education
- Royal Institute of Technology
- Known for
- Church at Brommaplan
- Honours
- Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London
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Örjan Lüning (30 May 1919 − 24 September 1995) was a Swedish philatelist who was a specialist in aerophilately. In 1979 he was awarded the Crawford Medal for his work Luftpostens historia i Norden - The history of airmail in Scandinavia. His Large Gold Medal winning collection of pioneer flights and airmail of Scandinavia together with his Gold Medal collection of Denmark were sold by Corinphila in 2001.
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He was also an architect, and his work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Örjan Lüning studied at Royal Institute of Technology. Works named in the authority record are Church at Brommaplan. Work by Örjan Lüning is recorded in the collections of Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design. Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London.
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• Name — Örjan Lüning • Born — 30 May 1919 • Died — 24 September 1999 • Occupation — Philatelist
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1919
Örjan Lüning was born on 30 May 1919.
1995
Örjan Lüning died on 24 September 1995.
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Örjan Lüning was born at Stockholm.
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Örjan Lüning died at Stockholm.
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Stockholm.
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Örjan Lüning was born in Stockholm.
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Örjan Lüning died in Stockholm.
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• Luftpostens historia i Norden - The history of airmail in Scandinavia. Stockholm: Sveriges filatelist-förbund, 1978.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q8079017: Örjan Lüning
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- “Örjan Lüning”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1."Membership" in The London Philatelist, Vol. 105, No. 1237, July–August 1996, p. 209.
- 2.Hittagraven - Kyrkogårdsförvaltningen. etjanster.stockholm.se.
- 3.The Society's medals and honorary fellowship. The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2009, p. 4.
- 4.Örjan Lüning. Olympedia.
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