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The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Nordenskiöld, Gustav

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Edition of 1920. See also Gustaf Nordenskiöld on Wikipedia, and the disclaimer.

1310345The Encyclopedia Americana — Nordenskiöld, Gustav

NORDENSKIÖLD, Gustav, Swedish explorer, son of A. E. Nordenskiöld (q.v.): b. Stockholm, 1868; d. Mörsill, 6 June 1895. He explored Spitzbergen in 1890 and the Colorado cañons in 1891, and described the latter in a work translated by Morgan under the title ‘The Cliff Dwellers of the Mesa Verde’ (1893).