People important to the museum

Here we have gathered different people that in some way influenced the way in which Vänersborg museum became what it is.

Few know that western Sweden was discovered in 1820 by a British nobleman who sent home exotic stories from this region. Llewellyn Lloyd was quite exotic himself and could be seen walking the streets leading a live bear in a chain.

Charles John Andersson was an explorer in Africa during the 1800s. He was also the son of the famous British big game hunter and zoologist Llewellyn Lloyd.

Few people know that Charles Darwin corresponded with the bear-hunter Llewellyn Lloyd, an Englishman who settled in Vänersborg in the 1820´s. In Darwin´s books, there are numerous references to Lloyd´s zoological studies in western Sweden.

Updated: 2017-08-30 13:05

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People important to the museum

Llewellyn Lloyd - legendary bear-hunter and zoologist

Charles John Andersson

Charles Darwin