Nordenskiöld (surname)
Nordenskiöld or Nordenskjöld (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈnǔːɖɛnɧœld], Finland Swedish: [ˈnuːrdenɕøld]) can refer to a number of Finnish 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) Swedish Air Force general
- Claës-Henrik Nordenskiöld, (1917–2003) Swedish Air Force major general, son of Bengt
- 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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