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The Nordenskiöld family or Nordenskjöld (, ) is a Finnish and Swedish noble family, which in 1894 also became part of the
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Notable members

''Nordenskiöld branch'': * Otto Henrik Nordenskiöld (1747–1832), Swedish Admiral * August Nordenskiöld (1754–1792), alchemist, brother of Otto Henrik *
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 (ba ...
(1832–1901), scientist and explorer, son of Nils Gustaf * Bengt Nordenskiöld (1891–1983), Swedish Air Force general *
Claës-Henrik Nordenskiöld Major General Claës-Henrik Bengtsson (B:son) Nordenskiöld (28 July 1917 – 11 November 2003) was a Swedish Air Force officer and sailor. He was Chief of the Air Staff from 1966 to 1970 and Acting Chief of the Air Force in 1968. Early life ...
(1917–2003), Swedish Air Force major general, son of Bengt *
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 ...
(1872–1933), zoologist and science historian *
Erland Nordenskiöld Baron Nils Erland Herbert Nordenskiöld (19 July 1877 – 5 July 1932) was a Swedish archeologist and anthropologist. Nordenskiöld's research focused on the ethnography and prehistory of South America. Biography He was born in Stockholm, th ...
(1877–1932), archeologist and anthropologist, younger son of Adolf Erik *
Günter von Nordenskjöld Gunter or Günter may refer to: * Gunter rig, a type of sailing rig, especially in small boats * Gunter Annex, Alabama, a United States Air Force installation * Gunter, Texas, city in the United States * the former German name of the village of ...
(1910–1997), German politician (CDU) *
Gustaf Nordenskiöld Gustaf Nordenskiöld (29 June 1868 – 6 June 1895) was a Sweden, Swedish scholar of Swedish-speaking population of Finland, Finnish-Swedish descent who was the first to scientifically study the Ancestral Puebloans, ancient Pueblo cliff dwellings i ...
(1868–1895), scholar, elder son of Adolf Erik *
Nils Gustaf Nordenskiöld Nils Gustaf Nordenskiöld (October 12, 1792 – February 2, 1866) was a Finnish mineralogist and traveller. He was the father of Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, a mineralogist and polar explorer Life Nordenskiöld was born on October 12, 1792, in ...
(1792–1866), mineralogist and traveller ''Nordenskjöld branch'': * Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld (1869–1928), explorer and geographer, nephew of Adolf Norden''skiöld''


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The National Biography of Finland ''Suomen kansallisbiografia'' () is a collection of more than 6,000 biographies A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; i ...
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Swedish-speaking Finns The Swedish-speaking population of Finland (whose members are called by many names—see below; ; ) is a linguistic minority in Finland. They maintain a strong identity and are seen either as a separate cultural, ethnic or linguistic group or ...
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