About Sven Nilsson
Sven Nilsson was a Swedish zoologist and archaeologist. Sven Nilsson (8 March 1787 – 30 November 1883) was a Swedish zoologist and archaeologist. The mountain Sven Nilssonfjellet in Svalbard is also named in his honor. For example, Yarrell records Nilsson as saying "it infests every house", referring to the house sparrow.
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