Nordenskiöld (surname)

Nordenskiöld or Nordenskjöld (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈnuːrdenɧœld]) can refer to a number of Finland-Swedish or Swedish people, who belong to the same noble family:

Nordenskiöld branch:

• August Nordenskiöld, alchemist
• Nils Gustaf Nordenskiöld, (1792–1866) mineralogist and traveller
• Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, (1832–1901) scientist and explorer, son of Nils Gustaf
• Gustaf Nordenskiöld, (1868–1895) scholar, elder son of Adolf Erik
• Erland Nordenskiöld, (1877–1932) archeologist and anthropologist, younger son of Adolf Erik

Nordenskjöld branch:

• Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld, (1869–1928) explorer and geographer, nephew of Adolf Nordenskiöld

See also

• The National Biography of Finland
• Swedish-speaking Finns