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Erik Nordenskiöld
Erik Nordenskiöld (November 23, 1872 – April 28, 1933) was a Finnish-Swedish aristocrat, zoologist and historian of science. He was the nephew of the explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832-1901) and was best known for his work on arachnids and a pioneering work on the history of biology. Life and work Nordenskiöld was born in the Frugård manor in Mäntsälä, Uusimaa, in a family of scholars. His grandfather had been a mineralogist and his uncle was the explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832-1901) while his father was a well known agriculturist. The family library and cabinet of curiosities was considered among the richest in Finland. He studied geology and zoology at the Alexander University of Helsinki from 1890. His first work was on the origin of the earth in 1892. A member of the Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica, he published on the water mites of the region from 1894 to 1913. He also published a dissertation in 1898 on the morphology and evolution of the Hydrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (; 18 November 183212 August 1901) was a Finland-Swedish aristocrat, geologist, mineralogist and Arctic explorer. He was a member of the noble Nordenskiöld family of scientists and held the title of a friherre (baron). Born in the Grand Duchy of Finland in the Russian Empire, he was forced to move to Sweden in 1857 due to his political activity, where he became a member of the Parliament of Sweden and of the Swedish Academy. He led the ''Vega'' Expedition along the northern coast of Eurasia in 1878–1879. This was the first complete crossing of the Northeast Passage. Initially a troubled enterprise, the successful expedition is considered to be among the highest achievements in the history of Swedish science. Nordenskiöld family The Nordenskiölds were an old Fenno-Swedish family, and members of the nobility. Nordenskiöld's father, Nils Gustaf Nordenskiöld, was a Finnish mineralogist, civil servant and traveller. He was also a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Nordenskiold
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* aina(z)'', meaning "one, alone, unique", ''as in the form'' ''Æ∆inrikr'' explicitly, but it could also be from ''* aiwa(z)'' "everlasting, eternity", as in the Gothic form ''Euric''. The second element ''- ríkr'' stems either from Proto-Germanic ''* ríks'' "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic ''reiks'') or the therefrom derived ''* ríkijaz'' "kingly, powerful, rich, prince"; from the common Proto-Indo-European root * h₃rḗǵs. The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, autocrat" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful". ''Eric'' used in the sense of a proper noun meaning "one ruler" may be the origin of ''Eriksgata'', and if so it would have meant "one ruler's journey". The tour was the medieval Swedish king's journey, when newly ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
