Sven Nilsson
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Sven Nilsson (8 March 1787 – 30 November 1883) was a Swedish zoologist and archaeologist, who was director of the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet (1828-1831), professor of Natural history at Lund University (1832-1856), and rector of the university (1845-1846). He published large works on Scandinavian fauna, worked as a field archaeologist and introduced ethnographic perspectives in archaeology. He was made a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1821.
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- De variis mammalia disponendi modis (1812)
- Ornithologia suecica (1817-1821)
- Prodromus ichthyologiae scandinavicae (1832)
- Observationes ichthyologicae (1835)
- Skandinavisk fauna (1820-1853)
- Historia molluscorum Sueciae (1823)
- Petrificata suecana (1827)
- Illuminerade figurer till skandinavisk fauna (1832-1840)
- Prodromus ichthyologiae (1832)
- The Primitive Inhabitants of the Scandinavian North (1838-1843) - Sven Nilsson describes four stages of culture transition:STAGE 1. Hunting and Fishing STAGE 2. Pastoralism STAGE 3. Agriculture STAGE 4. Civilization
- Skandinaviska Nordens urinvånare (1862-1866)
- Die Ureinwohner des skandinavischen Nordens (1863-1868)
[edit] References
- Chambers' Encyclopedia Volume 10 page 43
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