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Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm, Sweden on 21 October 1833. He was the third son of Immanuel Nobel (1801–1872), an inventor and engineer, and Andriette Nobel (née Ahlsell 1805–1889).
Alfred Nobel, who died childless, was the inventor of dynamite and the founder of the Nobel Prizes to the creation of which he left the bulk of his estate. The Nobel family has created several societies, including the Nobel Family Society, a private society of which only the descendants of Immanuel Nobel, the younger are eligible as members,
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
Nobel: The Enigmatic Alfred, His World and His Prize (Swedish: Nobel. Den gåtfulle Alfred, hans värld och hans pris) is a biographical book by Swedish journalist Ingrid Carlberg. It is her seventh book. It was shortlisted for the August Prize for Non-Fiction in 2019. [1] [2]
As previous Nobel laureates are qualified to nominate annually according to the Nobel Foundation's statutes, [4] AFSC and QPSW formed a Nobel Peace Prize Nominating Task Group which selects and recommends future Nobel laureates – individuals or organizations – who they believe best manifests "the divine spark in action in the human family."
Nobel bequeathed 94% of his total assets, 31 million Swedish kronor, to establish and endow the five Nobel Prizes. [11] (As of 2024 that equates to 266 million US dollars.) Alfred Nobel's will from 25 November 1895. The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way:
The manor served as the very last residence of Alfred Nobel in Sweden. [10] [11] Before he had moved in, his nephew, Hjalmar Nobel, conducted a renovation of the building. [12] The creation of the Nobel Foundation was led from Björkborn Manor by Ragnar Sohlman. [13] A major part of Alfred Nobel’s private library is still preserved at this ...