Oscar Montelius

Oscar Montelius (1843–1921) was a Swedish anthropologist, archaeologist, historian, and writer. He was educated at Uppsala University and worked in Stockholm. Montelius was a member of the Swedish Academy, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, and the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony. He spoke Swedish and was married to Agda Montelius.

His notable works include *Sur les sculptures de rochers de la Suède*, *Sur les tombeaux et la topographie de la Suède pendant l’âge de la pierre*, *La Grèce préclassique*, *先史考古学方法论*, and *Sveriges historia till våra dagar*. He was described by the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. His student was Hanna Rydh. Montelius died of pneumonia from natural causes on November 4, 1921, and is buried at Norra begravningsplatsen.