Birger Nerman
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Birger Nerman (October 6, 1888 – 1971) was a Swedish archaeologist and writer. Born in Norrköping, he was the younger brother of the Swedish Communist leader Ture Nerman, and the twin brother of the artist Einar Nerman.
Birger Nerman became a professor in Uppsala in 1917. He led the excavations of Izborsk in Estonia (1924) and Grobin in Latvia (1929), among other early medieval sites.
In 1938, Nerman became the chief of the Historic Museum in Stockholm.
