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Also Known As Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld
Born December 6, 1869 • Småland • Sweden
Died June 2, 1928 (aged 58) • Gothenburg • Sweden

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Carolus Linnaeus
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Sven Anders Hedin.
Sven Anders Hedin
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Nordenskiöld, Adolf Erik, Baron
Adolf Erik, Baron Nordenskiöld
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Anders Celsius, detail from a drawing by an unknown artist, 18th century.
Anders Celsius
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Robert Campbell
Canadian trader and explorer
Juan Bermúdez
Spanish navigator
Antoine-Thomson d’Abbadie
French geographer
Arnaud-Michel d’Abbadie
French geographer
Martin E. Johnson
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Heinrich Harrer
explorer and writer
Nathaniel P. Langford
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Thomas Walker
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Lady Hester Stanhope
British noble
John McDouall Stuart
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Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
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Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
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Alexander von Humboldt
Alexander von Humboldt
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Ferdinand Magellan
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