Nordenskiöld (surname)

Coat of arms of the Nordenskiöld family

The Nordenskiöld family or Nordenskjöld (Script error: No such module "IPA".,Template:Category handler Template:Category handler^{[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">check tone]}Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a Finnish and Swedish noble family, which in 1894 also became part of the Prussian nobility.

Notable members

Nordenskiöld branch:

Otto Henrik Nordenskiöld (1747–1832), Swedish Admiral
August Nordenskiöld (1754–1792), alchemist, brother of Otto Henrik
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832–1901), scientist and explorer, son of Nils Gustaf
Bengt Nordenskiöld (1891–1983), Swedish Air Force general
Claës-Henrik Nordenskiöld (1917–2003), Swedish Air Force major general, son of Bengt
Erik Nordenskiöld (1872–1933), zoologist and science historian
Erland Nordenskiöld (1877–1932), archeologist and anthropologist, younger son of Adolf Erik
Günter von Nordenskjöld (1910–1997), German politician (CDU)
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