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Magnus Körner (12 December 1808 – 4 November 1864) was a Swedish artist and scientific illustrator. Born in Gårdstånga in the province of Scania, Körner developed an interest in wildlife and drawing early in life, and was sent to Lund to study drawing and art at the age of fifteen. In 1829 he was hired by Sven Nilsson, professor of Natural History at Lund University, to provide illustrations for an ambitious new illustrated description of the fauna of Scandinavia. The work was published between 1829 and 1840 and Körner provided almost all of its illustrations. Körner also on his own initiative published cheaper illustrated works on birds and mammals. He introduced the method of lithography to Lund and illustrated many other works as well, or printed the illustrations of others. His output includes stand-alone prints, portraits and illustrations for books and magazines on anatomy, botany, pomology, entomology, archaeology, hippology and topography. In 1849 Körner was appointed as the official draughtsman of Lund University. He was also one of the first daguerreotypists in Sweden.