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Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld


 

Baron (Nils) Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, also known as A. E. Nordenskioeld (November 18, 1832, Helsinki, Finland (then the Grand Duchy of Finland) — August 12, 1901, (Dalby, Skåne, Sweden) was a geologist, mineralogist and arctic explorer of Finland-Swedish extraction. Born in Finland, he was later forced to live in political exile in Sweden. He is most remembered for the Vega expedition along the northern coast of Europe and Asia. He was also the uncle of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim.

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