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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, the Nobel Foundation, a private society administering the prizes of Alfred Nobel, and the Nobel Charitable Trust.
Immanuel Nobel the Younger (/ n oʊ ˈ b ɛ l / noh-BEL, Swedish: [nʊˈbɛlː]; 24 March 1801 – 3 September 1872) was a Swedish engineer, architect, inventor and industrialist. He was the inventor of the rotary lathe used in plywood manufacturing.
One of the most prominent members of the Nobel family, he was the son of Immanuel Nobel (also an engineering pioneer) and Andriette Nobel, and the older brother of Alfred Nobel (founder of the Nobel Prize). With his brother Robert, he operated Branobel, an oil company in Baku (now in Azerbaijan) which at one point produced 50% of the world's oil.
He was the third son of Immanuel Nobel (1801–1872), an inventor and engineer, and Andriette Nobel (née Ahlsell 1805–1889). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The couple married in 1827 and had eight children. The family was impoverished and only Alfred and his three brothers survived beyond childhood. [ 5 ]
Emanuel Ludvig Nobel (/ n oʊ ˈ b ɛ l / noh-BEL, Swedish: [nʊˈbɛlː]; Saint Petersburg, 22 June [O.S. 10 June] 1859 – Stockholm, 31 May 1932) was a Swedish oil baron, the eldest son of Ludvig Nobel and his first wife, Mina Ahlsell, grandson of Immanuel Nobel and nephew of Alfred Nobel.
Pages in category "Nobel family" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ... Immanuel Nobel; L. Ludvig Nobel; M. Marta Helena Nobel-Oleinikoff;
At the annual Nobel Prize ceremony and banquet in Stockholm, the Swedish royal family pulls out their finest tiaras and jewels for a glamorous evening. Last night's 2023 ceremony was no different.
He was the brother of Robert Nobel, Ludvig Nobel and Alfred Nobel. In 1842, Immanuel Nobel opened a workshop with foundry in St. Petersburg returning to Sweden in 1859 with his youngest sons Emil and Alfred. Emil was the only member of the family to go to college, attending the University of Uppsala. [2] [3]