Nils Samuel Swederus also Svederus (24 August 1751 – 1833) was a Swedish

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. His parents were Sigtuna Magnus Svederus and Anna Maria Christiernin. Nils Samuel Swederus studied

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and other disciplines at the

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. He was ordained in 1780 and became a ''hofpredikanten'' or Royal Court

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in 1782. From 1784 to 1786 he made scientific trips to several European countries—to

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and the

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. In 1789 he became Vicar of Nasby and Ervalla parishes and dean of

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. Nils Samuel Swederus was especially interested in

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and was elected to membership of several learned societies in Sweden and abroad. These included the

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. He was married to Anna Margareta Oberg.

Works

*1787 Fortsättning af Beskrifningen på 50 nya Species af Insecter. ''Kongliga Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar'' 8 (10–12): 276–290. Stockholm. *1795. Beskrifning på et nytt Genus Pteromalus ibland Insecterna, hörande til Hymenoptera, uti Herr Arch. och Ridd. v. Linnés Systema Naturæ. ''Kongliga Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar'' 16 (7–9, 10–12): 201–205, 216–222. Stockholm.

References

Goran Waldeck Några svenska entomologer och andra naturforskareAnimalbase
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