Nils Nordenskiöld

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:physicist
gptkb:Person
gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Swedish_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:University
gptkb:Swedish_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:American_Geophysical_Union
gptkb:International_Arctic_Science_Committee
gptkb:Geological_Society_of_London
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1832-11-18
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Helsinki
gptkbp:born 1860
January 18, 1832
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Norra_begravningsplatsen
gptkbp:child gptkb:Ellen_Nordenskiöld
gptkb:Gustaf_Nordenskiöld
gptkb:Hugo_Nordenskiöld
gptkbp:death_date 1901-08-12
gptkbp:died gptkb:1932
August 12, 1901
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Northeast_Passage
gptkbp:field Geology
Arctic studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nils Nordenskiöld
gptkbp:influenced Polar exploration
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkb:Alexander_von_Humboldt
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:region
Polar exploration
studies in mineralogy
gptkbp:legacy Nordenskiöld's contributions to Arctic navigation
Nordenskiöld's impact on environmental science
Nordenskiöld's influence on modern geology
Nordenskiöld's theory of glaciation
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Swedish
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Arctic_Ocean
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Nils_Johan_Nordenskiöld
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Stockholm
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:J._A._W._Rydberg
Nils Nordenskiöld portrait by J. A. W. Rydberg
gptkbp:research_focus Glaciology
Oceanography
Paleontology
Climate science
gptkbp:scenic_views gptkb:Lapland_expedition
gptkb:Vega_expedition
gptkb:Fram_expedition
Greenland expedition
Siberian expedition
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anna_Nordenskiöld
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Voyage_of_the_Vega
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:A._E._Nordenskiöld
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5