August Nordenskiöld or Nordenskjöld (6 February 1754 in Sipoo, Finland – 10 December 1792 in Sierra Leone, Africa) was a Finnish-Swedish alchemist and Swedenborgian critic of slavery.
[1] He was supported by the king of Sweden, Gustav III, in his efforts to find the Philosopher's Stone, in order to create gold.
[citation needed] In 1782 he led Sweden's mining operations in Finland.
[citation needed] He was also involved in an attempt, supported by Gustav III, to found an anti-slavery colony on the west coast of Africa.
[1] Nordenskiöld died in a violent clash between locals in Sierra Leone, where he had moved.