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Many brief biographies on Swedish people have been published in collective works sometimes called biographical encyclopedias or dictionaries. These usually only include biographies of prominent or well-known Swedish citizens. Some feature specific groups, such as musicians or Protestant ministers. | Many brief biographies on Swedish people have been published in collective works sometimes called biographical encyclopedias or dictionaries. These usually only include biographies of prominent or well-known Swedish citizens. Some feature specific groups, such as musicians or Protestant ministers. | ||
Some examples of Swedish biographies are: | |||
''Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, (Swedish Biographical Encyclopedia)'', Stockholm, Sweden: Albert Bonniers förlag, 1918-.<br> | |||
''The Scandinavian Biographical Archives''. New York, New York, USA: K.G. Saur, 1989. The second section contains Swedish and Finnish biographical sketches. The information is from many sources. Both sections are in alphabetical order. You will find the microfiche numbers in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:<br> | |||
'''SWEDEN - BIOGRAPHY'''. | '''SWEDEN - BIOGRAPHY'''. | ||