About Oscar Frithiof Nordqvist
Lived 1858 – 1925 (aged 67). Oscar Frithiof Nordqvist was a Finnish explorer, zoologist, hydrographer and military personnel.
Oscar Frithiof Nordqvist Ph.D. (19 May 1858 – 1925 ) was a Finnish hydrographer.
At age twelve he was one of the first students at the art school of the Finnish art association. While serving as a Lieutenant in the military of the Grand Duchy of Finland, he accompanied Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld on S.S. Vega through the Northeast Passage in 1879, acting as the expedition's interpreter of Russian. In 1887 he was in charge of a hydrographical expedition to the Gulf of Bothnia, marking the start of hydrographical work in Finland. In 1901 he headed the Finnish delegation to the 2nd Conference for the Exploration of the Sea at Christiania.
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Who was Oscar Frithiof Nordqvist?
Finnish hydrographer (1858–1925)
When was Oscar Frithiof Nordqvist born?
Oscar Frithiof Nordqvist was born on 19 May 1858 in Vyborg.
When did Oscar Frithiof Nordqvist die?
Oscar Frithiof Nordqvist died on 15 October 1925 in Lidingö Parish.
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Oscar Frithiof Nordqvist was an explorer, zoologist, hydrographer and military personnel.
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Oscar Frithiof Nordqvist was Finnish.
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