Nordenskiöld (surname)

The Nordenskiöld family or Nordenskjöld 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
 * 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