Lars Jonsson (born 1952 in Stockholm) is a

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ornithological Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them." Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and th ...

illustrator living in Hamra in the south part of the Swedish island of Gotland. He was appointed an

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Uppsala University Uppsala University ( sv, Uppsala universitet) is a public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation. The university rose to significance during ...

in 2002.

Bibliography

English/Translated Works

*''Birds of Sea and Coast'' (1978) Penguin *''Birds of Wood, Park and Garden'' (1978) Penguin - also translated in Dutch and German *''Birds of Lake, River, Marsh and Field''(1978) Penguin *''Birds of Mountain Regions'' (1979) Penguin *''The Island: Bird Life on a Shoal of Sand'',

Christopher Helm Christopher Alexander Roger Helm (born Dundee, 1 February 1937 – 20 January 2007) was a Scottish book publisher, notably of ornithology related titles, including the '' Helm Identification Guides''. Born in Dundee, he was raised in Forfar ...

*''Birds of the Mediterranean and Alps'' Croom Helm Ltd *''Birds of Europe: With North Africa and the Middle East'' Translated by David Christie (1992) - also translated in Danish, Dutch, French, and German ** 1999 edition Helm (1999) *''Birds and Light: The Art of Lars Jonsson'' Helm (2002) *''Where Heaven and Earth Touch: The Art of the Birdpainter Lars Jonsson'' Dr. M. Imhof (2008) *''Lars Jonsson's Birds'', winner

National Outdoor Book Award The National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA) was formed in 1997 as an American-based non-profit program which each year presents awards honoring the best in outdoor writing and publishing. It is housed at Idaho State University and chaired by Ron Watte ...

(Design and Artistic Merit), Princeton University Press (2008)

Articles

*''The Image of a Bird'', Birds, Spring 1993, Vol 14 No 5, pages 54–58

Swedish

*''Fåglar i naturen. 5, Medelhavsländerna och Alperna'' Wahlström & Widstrand (1980) *''Lommar : art- och åldersbestämning samt ruggning hos smålom Gavia stellata, storlom Gavia arctica, islom Gavia immer och vitnäbbad islom Gavia adamsii'' Sveriges Ornitologiska Förening (1992) *''En Dag i Maj'' Atlantis *''Lars Jonsson : fåglar och ljus'' Atlantis (2002) *''Lars Jonssons Fåglar i Europa med Nordafrika och Mellanöstern'' Wahlström & Widstrand (2006)

References

External links

COPAC bibliographyLars Jonsson's Homepage in Swedish and English.
20th-century Swedish painters Swedish male painters 21st-century Swedish painters Swedish bird artists Living people 1952 births 20th-century Swedish male artists 21st-century Swedish male artists {{Ornithologist-stub