Sven G. Eliassen

Sven Gøran Eliassen is a Norwegian historian.
He was born in Gothenburg, and took the cand.philol. degree at the University of Oslo in 1973 with the paper Hafslund hovedgård og sagbruk. Oversikt over Hafslunds historie i tiden ca. 1600-1786. He was hired at Borgarsyssel Museum in 1972, and became the director of that museum in 1984. He specializes in the history of Østfold, and publications include Tune 1537-1800, Rolvsøy 1500-1994, Herregårder i Østfold and Halden: Byen, landskapet og menneskene. He contributed to the work Østfolds historie, writing volume three, Små len—ett amt. He also co-wrote volume two, I Borgarsysle, with Per G. Norseng.
He resides in Halden.