Erland Nordenskiöld

Baron Nils Erland Nordenskiöld Herbert (* 1877 in Stockholm, † 1932) was a Swedish ethnologist and anthropologist of Finnish descent.

Life

He was born the son of Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld famous Finnish researcher and received his education in Uppsala. His first research trip to South America undertook Nordenskiöld in 1899 to Patagonia. It was followed by other expeditions through Argentina and Bolivia (1901 - 1902), as well as Peru and Bolivia (1904 - 1905).

From 1906 to 1908 he worked at the Naturhistoriska riksmuseet in his native town and after this activity, he led a fourth trip to South America, which took him from 1908 to 1909 to Bolivia. In 1912 he was awarded the Loubat price and Wahlberg gold medal.

In 1913 he was appointed director of the Ethnographic Department of Göteborg Museum in Gothenburg. In the same year he broke his last expedition to South America on the border between Brazil and Bolivia. During this trip he met in the rainforest the British explorer Percy Fawcett.

Of his five expeditions Erland Nordenskiöld brought many relics, such as plants, rocks or gifts from locals in his home, he left the museums of Stockholm as exhibits. Erland Nordenskiöld was married to Olga Nordenskiöld, who accompanied him on some of his travels.

In addition to numerous reports in scientific journals, he published several books.

Works

• Från och högfjäll urskogar. 1902
• Indianlif i Hran El Chaco. 1910
• Indian och Hvita. 1911
• Sydamerikas redskins. 1912