Nordenskjöld was born in Hässleby in Småland in eastern Sweden, in a Finland Swedish family that included his maternal uncle, the polar explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, and cousin Gustaf Nordenskiöld. His father and mother were cousins, but his father's family name was "Nordenskjöld", while his mother's family name was spelled "Nordenskiöld".
He studied at Uppsala University, obtaining a doctorate in geology in 1894,[1] and later became a lecturer and then associate professor in the university's geology department.[2]
Career
Otto Nordenskjöld led mineralogical expeditions to Patagonia in the 1890s, and to Alaska and the Klondike area in 1898.
Antarctic Expedition
Peninsula tip (north on the left): 6 = Snow Hill I., 10 = Paulet I., A = Hope Bay
The following spring, early in November 1902, Larsen sailed south to retrieve the party, but the Antarctic became trapped in ice and so damaged it eventually sank on 12 February 1903, forcing the crew to winter in a hastily constructed shelter on Paulet Island. Larsen and Nordenskjöld finally rendezvoused at their fall-back rescue hut at Hope Bay in November 1903 and were soon picked up by the corvette ARA Uruguay (commanded by Julián Irízar), dispatched after Antarctic had failed to make its appointed return to Argentina.
Despite its end and the great hardships endured, the expedition was considered a scientific success, having explored much of the eastern coast of Graham Land, including Cape Longing, James Ross Island, the Joinville Island group, and the Palmer Archipelago, recovering also valuable geological samples and samples of marine animals. It earned Nordenskjöld lasting fame at home, but its huge cost left him greatly in debt.
Nordenskjöld later explored Greenland in 1909 and returned to South America to explore Chile and Peru in the early 1920s (many samples from this expedition are now displayed at the Natural History Museum in Lima). He also studied the effects of winter on alpine climate, and developed a formula for identifying the boundaries of the Arctic region based on the temperatures in the warmest and coldest months of the year.[4]
Nordenskjöld was killed in a traffic accident at the age of 59, when he was hit by a bus in Gothenburg, where he was also buried.[5]
Legacy
A number of geographical features have been named after Otto Nordenskiöld, including:
^"Major Events in the history of the department" 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine Department of Human and Economic Geography, Gothenburg University, retrieved April 28, 2006
^Seppälä, Matti (2004). Wind as a Geomorphic Agent in Cold Climates. Cambridge University Press. ISBN0521564069. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
^AB, Eniac Data. "Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se". www.svenskagravar.se.
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otto, nordenskjöld, nils, otto, gustaf, nordenskjöld, december, 1869, june, 1928, finnish, swedish, geologist, geographer, polar, explorer, born, 1869, december, 1869hässleby, småland, united, kingdoms, sweden, norwaydied2, june, 1928, 1928, aged, gothenburg, . Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjold 6 December 1869 2 June 1928 was a Finnish and Swedish geologist geographer and polar explorer Otto NordenskjoldOtto NordenskjoldBorn 1869 12 06 6 December 1869Hassleby Smaland United Kingdoms of Sweden and NorwayDied2 June 1928 1928 06 02 aged 58 Gothenburg SwedenNationalitySwedish Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Antarctic Expedition 3 Later life 4 Legacy 5 Publications 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditNordenskjold was born in Hassleby in Smaland in eastern Sweden in a Finland Swedish family that included his maternal uncle the polar explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiold and cousin Gustaf Nordenskiold His father and mother were cousins but his father s family name was Nordenskjold while his mother s family name was spelled Nordenskiold He studied at Uppsala University obtaining a doctorate in geology in 1894 1 and later became a lecturer and then associate professor in the university s geology department 2 Career EditOtto Nordenskjold led mineralogical expeditions to Patagonia in the 1890s and to Alaska and the Klondike area in 1898 Antarctic Expedition Edit Peninsula tip north on the left 6 Snow Hill I 10 Paulet I A Hope Bay Nordenskjold led the 1901 1904 Swedish Antarctic Expedition Their ship Antarctic commanded by the seasoned Antarctic sailor Carl Anton Larsen visited Buenos Aires and the Falkland Islands before leaving Nordenskjold s party at Snow Hill Island off the Antarctic Peninsula to overwinter while the ship returned to the Falklands The following spring early in November 1902 Larsen sailed south to retrieve the party but the Antarctic became trapped in ice and so damaged it eventually sank on 12 February 1903 forcing the crew to winter in a hastily constructed shelter on Paulet Island Larsen and Nordenskjold finally rendezvoused at their fall back rescue hut at Hope Bay in November 1903 and were soon picked up by the corvette ARA Uruguay commanded by Julian Irizar dispatched after Antarctic had failed to make its appointed return to Argentina Despite its end and the great hardships endured the expedition was considered a scientific success having explored much of the eastern coast of Graham Land including Cape Longing James Ross Island the Joinville Island group and the Palmer Archipelago recovering also valuable geological samples and samples of marine animals It earned Nordenskjold lasting fame at home but its huge cost left him greatly in debt Later life Edit Lago Nordenskjold in southern Chile In 1905 Nordenskjold was appointed professor of geography with commercial geography and ethnography at University of Gothenburg 3 Nordenskjold later explored Greenland in 1909 and returned to South America to explore Chile and Peru in the early 1920s many samples from this expedition are now displayed at the Natural History Museum in Lima He also studied the effects of winter on alpine climate and developed a formula for identifying the boundaries of the Arctic region based on the temperatures in the warmest and coldest months of the year 4 Nordenskjold was killed in a traffic accident at the age of 59 when he was hit by a bus in Gothenburg where he was also buried 5 Legacy EditA number of geographical features have been named after Otto Nordenskiold including Nordenskjold Lake an alpine lake in Chile s Torres del Paine National Park Nordenskjold Coast a section of the coast of the east side of the Antarctic Peninsula Nordenskjold Basin an undersea basin Nordenskjold Ice Tongue a glacial ice tongue extending over the Ross Sea Nordenskjold Glacier a glacier on South Georgia Nordenskjold Outcrops rocky outcrops on the Antarctic Peninsula Nordenskjold Peak a mountain on South GeorgiaPublications EditAntarctica Or Two years amongst the ice of the South Pole ISBN 0 208 01642 2 S A Duse 1905 Bland pingvinar ock salar minnen fran Svenska sydpolarexpeditionen 1901 03 References Edit Project Runeberg biography south pole com biography Major Events in the history of the department Archived 2007 03 12 at the Wayback Machine Department of Human and Economic Geography Gothenburg University retrieved April 28 2006 Seppala Matti 2004 Wind as a Geomorphic Agent in Cold Climates Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521564069 Retrieved 15 August 2012 AB Eniac Data Sok gravsatt pa SvenskaGravar se www svenskagravar se External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Otto Nordenskjold Works by Otto Nordenskjold at Biodiversity Heritage Library Works by Otto Nordenskjold at Open Library Works by or about Otto Nordenskjold at Internet Archive Works by or about Otto Nordenskjold in libraries WorldCat catalog Newspaper clippings about Otto Nordenskjold in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otto Nordenskjold amp oldid 1133255446, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
