Anders Johan Sjögren
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Anders Johan Sjögren, also spelled Andreas Johan Sjögren; May 8, 1794 in Iitti, Finland – January 18, 1855 in St. Petersburg, Russia) was a Finnish linguist, ethnographer, historian and explorer. He is known especially for discovering the Veps people.
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- 1794 births
- 1855 deaths
- Linguists from Finland
- Finnish Finno-Ugrists
- Full members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
- Finnish people stubs