Eric Björgenskjöld is a Swedish scientific scholar in the field of Astronomy.
History[]
He is the author of many papers on solar prominences. He was a member of Decimus Phostle's Arctic expedition team to recover samples from a fallen meteorite, the Aurora Expedition. He features only in The Shooting Star. Björgenskjöld bears physical resemblance to a real person: the Swiss Auguste Piccard, who was also Hergé's inspiration for Professor Calculus.[1]
Björgensköld as seen in the book series.
Trivia[]
- In the Japanese edition, his name is changed to Malte Nammosen (マルテ・ナンモセン), a pun for 「まるで何もせん」（Marude nanimosen/often nammosen, informally）, which roughly means "do nothing at all." His nationality is changed to Danish too.
- The first Japanese edition kept his original name intact and retained his Swedish nationality.
Sources[]
- ↑ Le Tournesol illustré by Albert Algoud, Casterman