Polar Explorer
A biography of Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
$56.15
- Hardcover
408 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2026
Summary
Nils Uddenberg’s biography traces Nordenskiöld-scientist, explorer, and political rebel-who conquered the Northeast Passage and embodied restless nineteenth-century ambition and optimism.
National hero. Scientist. Adventurer and explorer. Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld is the perfect image of these epithets. Yet he was also a liberal and rebellious agitator who was forced to leave his homeland of Finland after conflict with the Russian authorities.
Nordenskiöld achie…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789190021781 |
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| ISBN-10: | 9190021789 |
| Author: | Nils Uddenberg |
| Publisher: | Stolpe Publishing |
| Imprint: | Stolpe Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 408 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 151mm x 230mm |
Nils Uddenberg
Nils Uddenberg was a professor and writer whose research extensively explored the intersections of biology, medicine, philosophy, the humanities, and theology. He served as a political advisor to the Genetics Committee under the Swedish Department of Justice. Uddenberg received multiple literary awards, including the prestigious Swedish literary award Augustpriset in 2003 for his history of biology, Idéer om livet (‘Ideas About Life’).
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