August Nordenskiöld
August Nordenskiöld or Nordenskjöld was a Finnish-Swedish alchemist and Swedenborgian critic of slavery.
Nordenskiöld was the son of and Märta Nordenskiöld, born Ramsay, and brother of Swedish Admiral . He was educated at Turku before moving to Stockholm where he was influenced by Swedenborgianism. He was supported by the king of Sweden, Gustav III, in his efforts to find the Philosopher's Stone, in order to create gold. In 1782 he led Sweden's mining operations in Finland. He was also involved in an attempt, supported by Gustav III, to found an anti-slavery colony on the west coast of Africa. Nordenskiöld died in a violent clash between locals in Sierra Leone, where he had moved.Works
- Försök til en chemisk och metallurgisk afhandling, Turku 1772
- Oneiromantien; eller konsten at tyda drömar. Förra delen, Stockholm 1783
- Oneiromantien; eller konsten at tyda drömar. Andra delen, Stockholm 1783
- An ADDRESS to the True MEMBERS of the NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH, London 1789
- Församlings formen uti det Nya Jerusalem, af August Nordenskjöld Jesu Christi ringaste tiänare, Kjöpenhamn 1790
- Plan for a Free Community at Sierra Leone, 1792
