Georg Ossian Sars HFRSE was a Norwegian marine and freshwater biologist. He was a professor of zoology at the University of Oslo from 1874 to 1918. He was a pioneer of Norwegian fisheries research and was involved in establishing hatcheries for marine fish. He wrote a major work on the crustacea of Norway. The Ossian Sars Nature Reserve was named after him.
- Occupation
- marine biologist, freshwater biologist, university teacher, zoologist
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Born
- April 20, 1837
- Died
- April 9, 1927
