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, (1754-1792) alchemist
- Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, (1832–1901) scientist and explorer, son of Nils Gustaf
- Bengt Nordenskiöld, (1891-1983) general of the Swedish Air Force
- Erland Nordenskiöld, (1877–1932) archeologist and anthropologist, younger son of Adolf Erik
- Gustaf Nordenskiöld, (1868–1895) scholar, elder son of Adolf Erik
- Nils Gustaf Nordenskiöld, (1792–1866) mineralogist and traveller
Nordenskjöld branch:
- Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld, (1869–1928) explorer and geographer, nephew of Adolf Nordenskiöld
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