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*'''Biographiskt Lexicon öfver Namnkunnige Svenska Män''', Leffler and Sebell, Upsalla, 1836. See [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/292727 FamilySearch Catalog Link] | *'''Biographiskt Lexicon öfver Namnkunnige Svenska Män''', Leffler and Sebell, Upsalla, 1836. See [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/292727 FamilySearch Catalog Link] | ||
*'''Svenskt biografiskt lexikon''', (Swedish Biographical Encyclopedia), Stockholm, Sweden: Albert Bonniers förlag, 1918-. Up to 2011, 33 volumes have been published. Most of the volumes are available at the | *'''Svenskt biografiskt lexikon''', (Swedish Biographical Encyclopedia), Stockholm, Sweden: Albert Bonniers förlag, 1918-. Up to 2011, 33 volumes have been published. Most of the volumes are available at the FamilySearch Library as '''948.5 D36s'''. Also available at the FamilySearch Library on CD-ROMs. <br> | ||
*'''The Scandinavian Biographical Archives'''. New York, New York, USA: K.G. Saur, 1989. The second section contains Swedish and Finnish biographical information. Both sections are in alphabetical order.<br> | *'''The Scandinavian Biographical Archives'''. New York, New York, USA: K.G. Saur, 1989. The second section contains Swedish and Finnish biographical information. Both sections are in alphabetical order.<br> | ||
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Swedish biographical information can be found through many sources. The largest collections are of course in Sweden with the Royal Library, National or Regional Archives, and the University Libraries. There is a great digitization effort with [http://runeberg.org/ The Runeberg Project] to digitize Scandinavian literary sources.<br> | Swedish biographical information can be found through many sources. The largest collections are of course in Sweden with the Royal Library, National or Regional Archives, and the University Libraries. There is a great digitization effort with [http://runeberg.org/ The Runeberg Project] to digitize Scandinavian literary sources.<br> | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has a great collection of Swedish genealogical biographies. They are generally found by searching for the locality you need in the FamilySearch Catalog and choosing the topic Biography or Genealogy. Remember to check the catalog at multiple jurisdictional levels such as: the parish, district, county, or country when you search for biographical information. | ||
=== Websites === | === Websites === | ||
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